Caution: stars under construction 💫 Across the universe, countless new stars are being created—like the ones seen here in this cloud about 1,000 light-years from Earth. On the left side of this image, two dark cones point toward a newly-forming star, called a protostar. The cones mark the protostar's protoplanetary disk, where planets could form one day. The brighter stars that shine throughout the image are more developed than the protostar, but still quite young themselves. Some are Orion variable stars, which grow brighter and dimmer at unexpected intervals; they get their name because many are found in the Orion Nebula. Throughout the week, NASAHubble will be sharing other images of new and forming stars in their Stellar Construction Zones series. Take a look if you want to learn more about how a star is born! Image description: A gray, foggy cosmic scene is lit up by about ten bright white stars with four diffraction points. A somewhat dimmer star, with dark cones sticking ou...