Orion Nebula Space Galaxy Large Christmas Stocking

The Orion Nebula is a colorful formation of clouds and dust scattered throughout the galaxy that create new stars. These massive, young stars give shape to the nebula with pillars of dense gas that may be the homes of more budding stars. The Orion Nebula is revealed in vivid detail in the adjacent image, which combines images at visible and infrared wavelengths measured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and Spitzer Space Telescope.