Space Tornadoes, Baby Stars, and Ancient Galaxies
Photo: NASA / JPL-Caltech / Univ. of Toledo
The Orion Nebula
The Orion Nebula, 1,340 light-years from Earth, is actively making new stars. The IRAC camera peered through the dust and found a long filament of thousands of stars in their early stages. Some of these stars may host planets.