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The Orion Nebula: Stellar Birthplace — image from the Hubble Space Telescope

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The Orion Nebula: Stellar Birthplace

November 29, 1995 · NASA

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An immense wall of glowing gasses forms a colorful backdrop to dozens of newborn stars, many of which have dust disks - as revealed by Hubble - that might be embryonic solar systems. (Image Released: January 1994)