Nebulae just don't get more ridiculously beautiful than this

This is the Orion Nebula, a vast stellar nursery located 1,500 light-years away. We have the Spitzer Space Telescope and its infrared camera to thanks for this incredible image, which pretty much shatters the scale for gorgeous cosmic vistas.

There's just so much to love about this image - the swirling interplay of reds and greens, the hidden constellations peeking through the clouds, the little dots of blues and violets, and that massive blinding light at the center of it all. But enough cosmic-style art appreciation, let's go to NASA for some scientific context:
