Proplyds in Orion (2003)
 
protoplanetary discs (or proplyds) in orion nebula - artwork © Mark A. Garlick
 
Here you see a pair of protoplanetary discs ("propyds" for short) forming inside the vast star factory known as the Orion Nebula. The Hubble Space Telescope actually photographed these objects, which will one day become stars and, perhaps, planetary systems.

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