One of the closest regions of active star formation to Earth, located just 460 light-years away.
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The Rho Ophiuchi molecular cloud complex is one of the closest regions of active star formation to Earth, located just 460 light-years away in the constellation Ophiuchus. This proximity makes it an important laboratory for studying the earliest stages of star and planet formation.