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The Orion Nebula’s Trapezium Cluster
- Object NameObject NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.Orion Nebula, M42, NGC 1976
- Release DateAugust 24, 2000
- Science ReleaseHubble Spies Brown Dwarfs in Nearby Stellar Nursery
- CreditCredit: NASA, C.R. O'Dell and S.K. Wong (Rice University)
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Infrared Image Shows Brown Dwarfs and Infant Stars in Orion Nebula's Trapezium Cluster
Probing deep within a neighborhood stellar nursery, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope uncovered a swarm of newborn brown dwarfs. The orbiting observatory's near-infrared camera revealed about 50 of these objects throughout the Orion Nebula's Trapezium cluster [image at right], about...
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Mar 28, 2025
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