Webb Snaps Highly Detailed Infrared Image of Actively Forming Stars (IMAGE)
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured a tightly bound pair of actively forming stars, known as Herbig-Haro 46/47, in high-resolution near-infrared light. Look for them at the center of the red diffraction spikes, appearing as an orange-white splotch. Herbig-Haro 46/47 is an important object to study because it is relatively young – only a few thousand years old. Star systems take millions of years to fully form. Targets like this give researchers insight into how much mass stars gather over time, potentially allowing them to model how our own Sun, which is a low-mass star, formed – along with its planetary system. Download the full-resolution, uncompressed version and supporting visuals from the Space Telescope Science Institute: https://webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/2023/131/01H53089T1FMZZN48VD4Z73FRC
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Credits: Image: NASA, ESA, CSA. Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)
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