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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day 10 March 2023: Orion and the Running Man Nebulae

Space is an infinite void that extends beyond the Earth's atmosphere. Despite being commonly perceived as empty, space is home to trillions of celestial objects such as stars, planets, and asteroids. The space between stars is known as Interstellar space, where nebulae can be found. Nebulae are regions where stars are formed, and they are primarily composed of hydrogen and helium gases. A single nebula can have as few as ten stars or as many as millions, according to NASA.NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day is a stellar snapshot of the Orion Nebula and the Running Man Nebula. Also known as M42, the Orion Nebula is located about 1500 light-years away and spans about 40 light-years across. The Orion Nebula is one of the brightest nebulae and can even be seen with naked eye in a clear ni...
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James Webb Telescope captures ‘breathtaking’ images of Orion Nebula

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured breathtaking images of the Orion Nebula thousands of light-years away from Earth. The wall of dense gas and dust resembles a massive winged creature, its glowing maw lit by a bright star as it soars through cosmic filaments. An international research team on Monday revealed the first images of the Orion Nebula captured with the James Webb Space Telescope, leaving astronomers "blown away." The stellar nursery is situated in the constellation Orion, 1,350 light-years away from Earth, in a similar setting in which our own solar system was birthed more than 4.5 billion years ago. Astronomers are interested in the region to better understand what happened during the first mill...