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$Two stars with diffraction spikes shine brightly in the image. The larger star, at lower right, is in a bright blue cloud of gas and dust, while the smaller star at upper left is in a red haze. The clouds are somewhat patchy. Smaller red stars are scattered around them.$

Stellar Duo

The bright variable star V 372 Orionis takes center stage in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, which has also captured a smaller companion star in the upper left of this image. Both stars lie in the Orion Nebula, a colossal region of star formation roughly 1450 light years from Earth.

Image Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. Bally, M. Robberto

TakenJanuary 23, 2023

Image CreditESA/Hubble & NASA, J. Bally, M. Robberto

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