The Orion

The Orion Nebula is a bright, massive cloud of gas and dust in our galaxy where new stars are forming. Located about 1,350 light-years away, it appears to us as a luminous, nebula-shaped patch in the constellation Orion. It's a stellar nursery, with young stars illuminating the surrounding gas and shaping the nebula's appearance. Astronomers study it to understand how stars and planets develop, making it one of the most important and observable regions for understanding the process of star birth in our universe.