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Cosmic Castaways: Webb Unveils the Flame Nebula’s Smallest “Almost-Stars”
How small can you go when forming stars and brown dwarfs? The Flame Nebula, part of the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex, is a ...
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Space photo of the week: James Webb telescope's view of the Flame Nebula is a 'quantum leap' forward for astronomers
What it is: The Flame Nebula (NGC 2024) star-forming region Where it is: 1,400 light-years away, in the constellation Orion When it was shared: March 10, 2025 Why it's so special: What are the ...
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'Flame-throwing' Guitar Nebula's concert caught by Hubble and Chandra space telescopes (video)
earning the cosmic structure the nickname "flame-throwing guitar." Observations from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and Hubble Space Telescope show how the nebula and the pulsar, formally known ...
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The Flame Nebula, located about 1,400 light-years away from Earth, is a hotbed of star formation less than 1 million years old. Within the Flame Nebula, there are objects so small that their cores ...