Flame in Orion's Belt Wall Art including Frame T-shirts and its exterior was blasted

and its exterior was blasted away in an immense release of energy astronomers call a supernova

In the process of star formation

or HII regions (pronounced “H-two”)

Just how and when the rings formed remains one of our solar system's biggest mysteries

This image is a four-color composite created by all four of WISE's infrared detectors

Flame in Orion's Belt Wall Art including Frame T-shirts and its exterior was blastedThis mosaic image taken by NASA's Wide field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, features three nebulae that are part of the giant Orion Molecular Cloud. The image covers an area of the sky about three times as high and wide as the full moon (1. 5 by 1. 8 degrees). Included in this view are the Flame nebula, the Horsehead nebula and NGC 2023. Despite its name, there is no fire roaring in the Flame nebula. What makes this nebula shine is the bright blue