The Orion Nebula's biggest stars

The Orion Nebula's biggest stars

Packed into the centre of this region are bright lights of the Trapezium stars, the four heftiest stars in the Orion Nebula. Ultraviolet light unleashed by these stars is carving a cavity in the nebula and disrupting the growth of hundreds of smaller stars. The dark speck near the bottom, right o...

By ASHESH DAS RUP

Location: Messier 42, Messier 43, Orion Nebula, Orion Constellation

Tags: Hubble, Space, Orion, Universe, Nebulae, ESA