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space Maturity 11-13

New stars are born in space.

Orion Nebula with proplyd highlights (captured by the Hubble Space Telescope).jpg
Orion Nebula with proplyd highlights (captured by the Hubble Space Telescope).jpg
They have dust around them. This dust can make planets. These disks are in the Orion Nebula. We can see them from Earth. Do you like looking at stars?
Opo0113i.jpg
Opo0113i.jpg

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🖼️ Images & Media (21)
File:Orion_Nebula_with_proplyd_highlights_(captured_by_the_Hubble_Space_Telescope).jpg
Orion_Nebula_with_proplyd_highlights_(capt...
File:Opo0113i.jpg
Opo0113i.jpg
File:177-341W collage Aru et al 2024.png
177-341W collage Aru et al 2024.png
File:Devastated Stellar Neighborhood.jpg
Devastated Stellar Neighborhood.jpg
File:NGC 1977 proplyds zoom.png
NGC 1977 proplyds zoom.png
File:Proplyd Lambda Orionis.png
Proplyd Lambda Orionis.png
File:Proplyd 182-413 JWST NIRCam.jpg
Proplyd 182-413 JWST NIRCam.jpg
File:Proplyd 332-1605 JWST only proplyd.jpg
Proplyd 332-1605 JWST only proplyd.jpg
File:New bright proplyd Flame Nebula.png
New bright proplyd Flame Nebula.png
File:Proplyd NGC 2264.png
Proplyd NGC 2264.png
File:Proplyd IC 1396.png
Proplyd IC 1396.png
File:Proplyd NGC 6193.png
Proplyd NGC 6193.png

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