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$This Webb image shows a pair of actively forming stars, known as Herbig-Haro 46/47, in high-resolution near-infrared light. To find them, trace the bright pink and red diffraction spikes until you hit the center. The stars are within the orange-white splotch. They are buried deeply in a disk of gas and dust that feeds their growth as they continue to gain mass. The disk is not visible, but its shadow can be seen in the two dark, conical regions surrounding the central stars. Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / Joseph DePasquale, STScI.$

Webb Sees Pair of Herbig-Haro Objects in Near-Infrared Light

Jul 28, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have captured a new image of Herbig-Haro (HH) 46/47, a tightly bound pair of actively forming...