Orion Nebula Proplyd Atlas (IMAGE)

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Orion Nebula Proplyd Atlas

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This atlas features 30 proplyds, or protoplanetary discs, that were recently discovered in the majestic Orion Nebula. Using the wide field channel on Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys, astronomers discovered a total of 42 new discs that could be the seeds of planetary systems to come.

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Credit: NASA/ESA and L. Ricci (ESO)

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