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Chaos in the Heart of Orion
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The Spitzer and Hubble Space Telescopes together show the chaos of infant stars about 1,500 light-years away in the heart of the Orion Nebula. It is also our closest known massive star formation, and astronomers believe it may very well hold more than 1,000 young stars. The image shows a cluster of newborn stars scattered throughout the cloud. The Orion Nebula is the brightest spot in the sword of Orion, also known as the “hunter” constellation.
 

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