Celestial Spectacle: James Webb Telescope Captures Birth of a Star


NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) captured an image of a protostar named HH12

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The protostar is located 1,300 light years from Earth

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The image provides insights into the formation of stars

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HH12 is approximately 50,000 years old

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The image shows pinkish-red jets emitted by the protostar

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Angular momentum is managed by these jets and outflows

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Magnetic fields play a role in the star's formation

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The red color is due to the presence of molecular hydrogen

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HH12 was discovered near the Belt of Orion in 1993

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The image offers a "good color image" of the protostar, not possible with ground telescopes, and has implications for understanding the birth of the Sun

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