Chaos at Heart of Orion Spitzer Hubble Composite Ceramic Tile

This breathtaking image, "Chaos at the Heart of Orion," peers into a stellar nursery in the Orion constellation. Combining data from Hubble and Spitzer telescopes, it unveils a cosmic dance of creation and destruction. Swirling tendrils of gas, colored by glowing hydrogen and heated dust, cradle newborn stars. At the center, a cluster of brilliant young stars, the Trapezium, flexes its muscle, sculpting the surrounding chaos with powerful stellar winds. - This file is in the public domain in the United States because it was solely created by NASA.