NASA captures a dramatic story of stars dying and resurrecting in the Orion Nebula. The Orion Nebula, which bears the name of the famous hunter from Greek mythology who was killed by a scorpion's sting, shines in full dusty glory in this newly-released image by NASA.
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In December of 2009, NASA launched its Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer space telescope into space. WISE’s mission was to hunt the sky for asteroids, galaxies and comets using infrared wavelengths. Infrared light is emitted by several cosmic objects such as stars and faint galaxies, which is what the spacecraft measures. According to Space.com, WISE was.