Two protostars are
hidden in a single pixel
near the center of a striking hourglass-shaped nebula in this near-infrared
image from the James Webb Space Telescope. The actively forming star system lies in a dusty molecular cloud
cataloged as Lynds 483, some 650 light-years distant toward the constellation Serpens Cauda. Responsible for the stunning bipolar outflows, the collapsing protostars have been blasting out
collimated energetic jets of material over tens of thousands of years. Webb’s
high-resolution view shows the violence of star-formation in dramatic detail as
twisting shock fronts expand and collide with slower, denser material. The
premier close-up of the star-forming region spans less than 1/2 a light-year
within dark nebula Lynds 483.
Image & info via APOD
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