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Cosmic Cocoon
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The aptly named Cocoon nebula is featured in this image from NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer. This cloud of dust and gas is located in the constellation Cygnus, and is wrapped in a dark cloud of dust called Barnard 168.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineCosmic Cocoon. NASA/JPL, 2010-10-20. Public domain. ID: PIA13441.