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Orion Nebula in Infrared
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This infrared image of the Orion Nebula features plenty of dust but no stars. In these infrared wavelengths, it's possible…
Nov 22, 2022
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Infant Stars Peek Out from Dusty Cradles
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Astronomers have discovered some of the youngest stars ever seen thanks to the Herschel space observatory; dense envelopes of gas…
Mar 19, 2013
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A Vast Disk of Comets (Artist’s Concept)
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This artist's impression shows the orbits of planets and comets around the star 61 Vir, superimposed on a view from…
Nov 28, 2012
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Orion’s Rainbow of Infrared Light
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NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope and ESA's Herschel mission combined to show this view of the Orion nebula, found below the…
Feb 29, 2012
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