Astronomers capture the most detailed image ever of a star formation zone in Orion's 'sword'

The new Keck Observatory images, alongside upcoming James Webb captures, will allow us to better understand star and planetary formation.

Astronomers using the W. M. Keck Observatory on Hawaiʻi Island captured the most detailed images ever taken of the region of space where the Orion constellation is constantly hit by ultraviolet radiation emanating from enormous but relatively young stars.

reveals. Viewed as part of the Orion constellation, it is located in the middle of the "sword" hanging from Orion's "belt".The new observations provide new insight into the process of planet and star formation. They will be used to validate upcoming James Webb Space Telescope observations that will peer even further into the relatively nearby region of space.

"Never before have we been able to observe at a small scale how interstellar matter structures depend on their environments, particularly how planetary systems could form in environments strongly irradiated by massive stars," Habart explained. "This may allow us to better understand the heritage of the interstellar medium in planetary systems, namely our origins.

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