The four super-massive stars in the Orion Nebula form a rough trapezoid called the Trapezium. The curved bright lines in the image are bow shocks. Note how all the bow shocks face inwards toward the brightest star, which produces a stellar wind that is millions of times more dense and energetic than the solar wind. Credit: C. Robert O’Dell/Vanderbilt University

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