NASA’s James Webb space telescope captures colourful young stars in first most detailed image; See here

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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Nestled within the Vela constellation and situated 1,470 light-years away, these stars continue to actively form and revolve around each other. Over the past decades, Herbig-Haro 46/47 has been the subject of extensive study and observation by various space and ground-based telescopes. However, it is the James Webb Space Telescope that has now delivered the most detailed and highest-resolution image in near-infrared light. Webb's unique capabilities allow it to penetrate the obscuring nebula encompassing the stars, revealing a gas and dust-filled environment that remains invisible in visible-light images taken by other telescopes.

These young stars have been expelling jets of material into space for millennia, with their central location represented by the orange-white centre where the red and pink spikes intersect. These stars are surrounded by an unseen disk of gas and dust, which becomes evident in the two darker cone-shaped regions encircling the stellar duo. As Herbig-Haro 46/47 continues its cycle of attracting and ejecting gas and dust, two orange regions extend from the stars, showcasing the ongoing process. The ejections evolve over time, leading to the formation of wavy patterns on the right side and intricate blue lines on the left, as new ejections collide with older expelled material. The larger blue cloud in the image signifies the nebula itself, rendered transparent by Webb's ability to pierce through dense gas and dust. This breathtaking image also reveals a diverse array of stars and galaxies surrounding the nebula. Over millions of years, these two stars will complete their formation, and the vibrant features captured