The Orion Nebula. Creator: NASA.

The Orion Nebula. Creator: NASA.

2-701-503 - Heritage Space/Heritage Images

The Orion Nebula. The Orion Nebula (Messier 42) is stellar nursery only 1,500 light-years away, making it the closest large star-forming region to Earth in the constellation of Orion. It has been known to many different cultures throughout human history and can be spotted with the naked eye.


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  1. NASA, attributed to: American:

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