Euclid captures a hidden nursery of stars in Orion’s dark cloud

Today’s Image of the Day from the European Space Agency features a shimmering stretch of cosmic dust and gas known as LDN 1641, a dark cloud that lies roughly 1,300 light-years from Earth.  This nebula sits within Orion, one of the most active star-forming regions in the Milky Way. What looks like a tranquil patch of night sky through an ordinary telescope bursts to life in this view from the European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope. Hidden stars behind the dust When seen...