Drop everything now. This enchanted scene celebrates one year of discoveries by the James Webb Space Telescope.
Shown here is a detailed close-up of Rho Ophiuchi, the closest star-forming region to Earth. Webb takes a brand-new look at around 50 young stars, many close in mass to our star, giving us a glimpse into the early life of the Sun. Dark, dense dust cocoons still-forming protostars, while an emerging stellar newborn (top center) shoots out two huge jets of molecular hydrogen.
We’re continuously wonderstruck by Webb’s ability to capture the universe in high-resolution. By studying everything from early distant galaxies to the solar system we call home, this telescope allows us to better understand the story of us. Here’s to one amazing year, with many more to come! Read more at the link in NASAWebb's bio.
Image description: Red dual opposing jets coming from young stars fill the darker top half of the image. At bottom center is a glowing pale-yellow, cave-like structur...
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