BOUNDLESS EXPANSE 3D

Herbig-Haro Object HH 211

PROTOSTAR JET · a baby star's first shout
Herbig-Haro Object HH 211
AI illustration of the real object
AGE OF THE STAR only a few thousand yearsIMAGED BY James Webb

A newborn star, just thousands of years old, announcing itself with two narrow jets of gas fired in opposite directions, which slam glowing shock fronts into the surrounding cloud. James Webb photographed this one in exquisite detail. Our own Sun very likely went through the same loud phase; HH 211 is a baby picture from the family album of all stars.

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