Orion’s Survivor Game

Running time: 1 min 50 sec

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This quick broadcast, known as a HubbleMinute, hits on the discovery of planet-forming clumps in the Orion nebula, and their doubtful fate due to the high-energy stars of Orion’s famous Trapezium. The stars are burning away the chances of gas-giant planets like Jupiter forming in the region.