Orion Nebula proplyd atlas

Orion Nebula proplyd atlas

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 (ACS), astronomers discovered a total of 42 new discs that could be the seeds of planetary systems to come. Wi...

By ASHESH DAS RUP

Location: Messier 42, Orion Nebula

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