By NASAs Goddard Space Flight
November 28, 2021
Credit: NASA, ESA, and K. Stapelfeldt (Jet Propulsion Laboratory); Processing; Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America).
Hubble found four confirmed proplyds and four possible proplyds in the nebula, however the proplyds are being used away by the intense radiation of nearby stars and may never have the possibility to form planets as a result. Hubble likewise situated 3 “globulettes” in the nebula– little, dark dust clouds that can be seen against the background of brilliant nebulae.
The Flame Nebula is part of the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex, which includes such famous nebulae as the Horsehead Nebula and Orion Nebula.
Hubble imaged a little portion of the Flame Nebula, which belongs to the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex in addition to the Horsehead Nebula. Credit: NASA, ESA, K. Stapelfeldt (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), ESO, DSS2, and D. De Martin; Processing; Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America).