A close-up of the "mane" of the Horsehead Nebula, located some 1,300 light-years from Earth. This view was captured by the James Webb Space Telescope's Mid-Infrared Instrument. (NASA, ESA, CSA, K. Misselt (University of Arizona) and A. Abergel (IAS / University Paris-Saclay, CNRS))

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