Space.com - 2010 Feb 03
This new Hubble image of the Orion Nebula shows dense pillars of gas and dust that may be the homes of fledgling stars, and hot, young, massive stars that have emerged from their cocoons and are shaping the nebula with powerful ultraviolet light.
Credit: NASA, ESA, M. Robberto (STSci/ESA) and the Hubble Space Telescope Orion Treasury Project Team
Orion is the richest constellation of the winter sky, seen here on a cold February night. Credit: Starry Night Software