The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured a stunning image of actively forming stars, called Herbig-Haro 46/47, located 1,470 light-years away.
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Young stars
The Herbig-Haro 46/47 stars lie within a glowing orange-white patch and are located in a dense disk of dust and gas, which fuels their development.
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Ejections
The distinctive pinkish-colored two-sided lobes are made up of gas and dust that the stars ingest and expel into space as they develop.
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Patterns
The shapes of the lobes change as the stars spew out new ejections, which collide with the existing ones, causing the "billowing pattern."
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Infrared capabilities
Webb's powerful infrared capabilities allow it to look through layers of dust, which allows it to provide great details into star formation.