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She’s so lucky. She’s a protostar✨⁣ ⁣ NASAHubble captured this relatively close-by star-forming region that lies within the Milky Way in the constellation Scorpius, about 5900 light-years from Earth.⁣ ⁣ A massive star is thought to be located in the center — about 30 times the mass of our Sun — that is still in the process of forming. At the near-infrared wavelengths to which Hubble is sensitive, the central region appears dark because there is so much obscuring dust in the way. However near-infrared light leaks out mainly on two sides — upper left and lower right — where a powerful jet from the massive protostar has cleared away the dust. Multi-wavelength images including this incredible Hubble scene will help us gain a better understanding of how the most massive, brightest stars in our galaxy are born.⁣ ⁣ Image Description: A nebula with stars. The center of the image from top-left to bottom-right glows brightly with light from where new stars are being formed, and is partially cove...

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