Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Proplyds: Infant Solar Systems

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 11, 1995 is “Proplyds: Infant Solar Systems,” an image. It is credited to Credit: NASA, HST, WFPC 2, C.R. O’Dell (Rice U.). The original explanation runs about 118 words.

Proplyds: Infant Solar Systems
Credit: NASA, HST, WFPC 2, C.R. O’Dell (Rice U.) Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“The fuzzy blobs seen above may be some of the first ever images of entire solar systems forming right before our eyes. This close up of the Orion Nebulae taken by the Hubble Space Telescope shows only a few stars, but these stars are surrounded by proto-planetary disks known as “ proplyds .””

— APOD editors, September 11, 1995

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
September 11, 1995
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: NASA, HST, WFPC 2, C.R. O’Dell (Rice U.)
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 118 words

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OrionNebulaeHubble Space Telescope

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