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NASA’s Webb Catches Fiery Hourglass as New Star Forms

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NASA’s Webb Catches Fiery Hourglass as New Star Forms

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James Webb Space Telescope@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

Hidden in the neck of this “hourglass” of light are the very beginnings of a new star — a protostar. The clouds of dust and gas within this region are only visible in infrared light, the wavelengths that Webb specializes in.

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Someone needs to make this into a sci-if movie.

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