Protostars

Astrophysics
Astrophysics Division
Goddard Space Flight Center
Hubble Space Telescope
Missions
Nebulae
Protostars
Star-forming Nebulae
Stars
The Universe
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is teeming with color and activity. It features a relatively close star-forming region known as IRAS 16562-3959, which lies within the Milky Way about 5,900 light-years from Earth in the constellation Scorpius. Observations from Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 make up this image.
Posted February 16, 2024
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Goddard Space Flight Center
Nebulae
Protostars
Stars
This new Picture of the Month from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope reveals intricate details of the Herbig Haro object 797 (HH 797).
Posted November 28, 2023
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Galaxies
Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes
Goddard Space Flight Center
Protostars
Stars
The Milky Way
The Universe
The latest image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows a portion of the dense center of our galaxy in unprecedented detail, including never-before-seen features astronomers have yet to explain. The star-forming region, named Sagittarius C (Sgr C), is about 300 light-years from the Milky Way’s central supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A*.
Posted November 20, 2023
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