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After you finish watching the Sky Candy video “Chrysalis”, it’s time to study up on “” and the and Eagle . Remember: Everything you see or hear in the video plus everything you learn while performing the Extended Research may be included in the “Chrysalis” quiz!

Extended Research – Find Our Cosmic Origins

Within this giant cloud, newly formed , shining with the vigour of youth, energize the gasses, making them glow like a mountain on fire. Click here to learn more about this spectacular cocoon of stars in the Carina .

Hubble captures view of “Mystic Mountain” URL: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1007a/ Image Credit: (see below)

This was us. Our Sun, our planets. Our stellar neighbours – all born out of the , in a cloud just like this. Click here to explore the famous Orion Nebula and learn more about how forming stars behave.

Hubble's sharpest view of the Orion Nebula URL: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic0601a/ Image Credit: (see below)

Hubble’s iconic image of the has been transformative for our civilization. Click here to witness the very origins of our world revealed in concentrations of glowing gas and dust, moulded and shaped according to the laws of physics.

Hubble captures the Pillars of Creation URL: https://esahubble.org/news/heic1501/ Image Credit: (see below)

Next Step Once you complete the Extended Research you are ready to take the “Chrysalis” quiz! Download the quiz to a folder on your computer, answer all the questions, save your work, and upload your completed quiz to your teacher when finished. Good luck!

Image Credits: Mystic Mountain: NASA, ESA, M. Livio and the Hubble 20th Anniversary Team (STScI) Orion Nebula: NASA, ESA, M. Robberto ( Space Telescope Science Institute/ESA) and the Orion Treasury Project Team Pillars of Creation: NASA, ESA/Hubble and the Hubble Heritage Team. Acknowledgement: P. Scowen (, USA) and J. Hester (formerly of Arizona State University, USA)