Oxygen in Orion
This graphic illustrates where astronomers at last found oxygen molecules in space -- near the star-forming core of the Orion nebula. The squiggly lines, or spectra, reveal the signatures of oxygen molecules, detected by ESA Hershel Space Observatory.
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NASA ID
PIA14407
Date Created
August 1, 2011
Center
JPL
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image
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