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Space Photos of the Week: Spider Nebula, Spider Nebula, Does Whatever a Spider Can
Space photos of the week, April 10–16, 2016.
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A nebula known as "the Spider" glows fluorescent green in an infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope and the Two Micron All Sky Survey. The Spider, officially named IC 417, lies near a much smaller object called NGC 1931, not pictured in the image. Together, the two are called "The Spider and the Fly" nebulae. Nebulae are clouds of interstellar gas and dust where stars can form.
