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| The Horsehead Nebula, located over 1,000 light-years away in the constellation Orion, is an enormous interstellar cloud of gas and dust. This dark nebula is visible from Earth only because it blocks light emanating from young stars located behind the nebula. | ||||||
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| Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope/J.-C.Cuillandre/Coelum/2001 | ||||||
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| Nebula; Astronomy | ||||||
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