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How the Universe Works: Life Begins With Stars

The ethereal star-forming region LH 95 is part of the Large Magellanic Cloud, which is a satellite galaxy of our own Milky Way. Here, low-mass infant stars as well as massive stars reside. The blue haze that engulfs the region highlights how the largest stars within LH 95, some with three times the mass of the Sun, can generate strong stellar winds and high levels of ultraviolet radiation. LH 95 is just one of hundreds of star-forming systems, also called associations, which are located about 16