Hidden in the neck of this “hourglass” of light are the very beginnings of a new star — a protostar. The clouds of dust and gas within this region are only visible in infrared light, the wavelengths that Webb specializes in.
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3 Comments
Anomandaris@kbin.social · 3 pts · 3y
Events like this make me wonder if we'll eventually witness the birth of a star that will one day support intelligent life, in a very real sense making us witness to the birth of new civilizations.
Perhaps one day we will be the aliens that some species writes conspiracy theories about.
Benjamin_Kenobi@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
That would be really interesting for sure. Hopefully one day we'll be able to look at this as a fully fledged star with its own thriving solar system!
swiffswaffplop@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Someone needs to make this into a sci-if movie.