CAPTION: ORION NEBULA 
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File # GNx (P) Orion nebula


This stunning view of the Orion Nebula, recently returned by the Hubble Space Telescope, reveals as many as 153 protoplanetary disks, embryonic planetary systems, within clouds of dust and gas. Located 1,500 light year away, along our spiral arm of the Milky Way, the abundance of these systems in the nebula strengthens the argument that planetary systems are a common occurance in the universe.

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