NASA Captures Stunning Photo of Celestial Birth with James Webb Space Telescope!
Have you ever come across information or literature about the creation or emergence of stars? Well, now you have the opportunity to witness it firsthand! In a remarkable turn of events, this extraordinary occurrence has been successfully documented. NASA has unveiled a captivating image, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope, showcasing the process of star formation. The James Webb telescope was specifically present to capture this awe-inspiring photograph, which has unsurprisingly generated significant excitement within the scientific community.
Newborn star HH12
According to NASA, stars are made up of huge clouds of gas and dust, also known as nebulae. They scatter the visible wavelengths of light that our eyes can see. The image of the nascent star is called HH12. According to a BBC report, this newborn star is located about 1,300 light-years away from our planet. This image may help scientists better understand star formation.
The star HH 212 was first discovered in 1993 near Orion’s belt. It took nearly three decades before astronomers were able to capture the formation of a budding star. The protostar can now be seen glowing in an image released by NASA as it is shrouded in a disk of gas and dust. However, the pink jets can be seen shooting in opposite directions in the image.
In an interview with the BBC, Professor Mark McCaughrean, senior science adviser to the European Space Agency, said: “When the ball of gas in the center condenses, it spins. But if it spins too fast, it flies apart, so something has to get rid of the angular momentum.”
According to scientists, the red color of the image is due to the presence of molecular hydrogen.
NASA launched the James Webb Space Telescope two years ago. It has followed NASA’s incredible Hubble Space Telescope. This incredible achievement by the James Webb Space Telescope is a major milestone for scientists for future space missions and can help them unravel various mysteries of the universe.
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