Webb captures a star being born in unprecedented detail
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Science wins · about 1 min · ESA/Webb Press Office · ESA/Webb
New infrared imagery resolves structures in a stellar nursery that were invisible to every previous telescope.
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Astronomers have released infrared imagery resolving fine structure inside a nearby star-forming region.
The observations reveal jets and cavities carved by a protostar still gathering mass from its surrounding disc.
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Every generation gets a slightly clearer view of how things begin. This week the view got clearer.
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