Powerful jets and radiation winds from two protostars are slamming into the nebulosity around them, sculpting the nebula.

Located 650 light-years from Earth (1 light-year is the distance light travels in one year, approximately 9.46 trillion kilometers), this nebula resembles an hourglass. The two protostars at the ...

has formed a cosmic hourglass — and the James Webb Space Telescope imaged the scene in splendiferous detail. How does the birth of stars form a nebula like this? Well, stars grow by accreting ...

A stunning cosmic hourglass has formed from a double-star system’s birth. The James Webb Space Telescope captured this breathtaking sight in vivid detail. Called Lynds 483, this nebula is 650 ...

LBN 483 is a prime example of this process. The bipolar outflows from the two forming stars have carved the nebula into its ...