A young star blasts out a supersonic gas jet, forming glowing Herbig–Haro objects as it hits nearby material.
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, B. Nisini
A young star blasts out a supersonic gas jet, forming glowing Herbig–Haro objects as it hits nearby material.
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, B. Nisini
NGC 346
NGC 346
The James Webb Space Telescope captures NGC 346, a lively star-forming area in the Small Magellanic Cloud.
Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, A. Pagan
The James Webb Space Telescope captures NGC 346, a lively star-forming area in the Small Magellanic Cloud.
Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, A. Pagan
Most Distant Star Ever Seen
Most Distant Star Ever Seen
Light from a star born less than a billion years after the Big Bang—Webb's first-year target.
Credit: NASA, ESA, B. Welch (JHU), D. Coe (STScI), A. Pagan (STScI)
Light from a star born less than a billion years after the Big Bang—Webb's first-year target.
Credit: NASA, ESA, B. Welch (JHU), D. Coe (STScI), A. Pagan (STScI)
Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex
Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex
Webb reveals young stars and planet-forming discs in the Rho Ophiuchi region in stunning detail.
Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, K. Pontoppidan, A. Pagan
Webb reveals young stars and planet-forming discs in the Rho Ophiuchi region in stunning detail.
Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, K. Pontoppidan, A. Pagan
Turbulent Stellar Nursery
Turbulent Stellar Nursery
HH 1 & HH 2 in Orion show jets from newborn stars bursting from a hidden system.
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, B. Reipurth, B. Nisini
HH 1 & HH 2 in Orion show jets from newborn stars bursting from a hidden system.
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, B. Reipurth, B. Nisini
Cosmic Smokescreen
Cosmic Smokescreen
Hubble captures NGC 6530 in the Lagoon Nebula—a smoky wall of stars and gas.
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, ESO, O. De Marco
Hubble captures NGC 6530 in the Lagoon Nebula—a smoky wall of stars and gas.
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, ESO, O. De Marco
L483
L483
Webb zooms into Lynds 483, showing chaotic ejections from two growing stars.
Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI
Webb zooms into Lynds 483, showing chaotic ejections from two growing stars.
Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI