The Dark Heart of the King

NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA2010-09-29

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NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer captured this image of a hidden star-forming cloud of dust and gas located in the constellation of Cepheus. What appears to the naked eye as the blackness of space is in fact a dark nebula.

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Title: The Dark Heart of the King
Creator: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA
Date Created: 2010-09-29
Rights: JPL

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