James Webb has captured a breathtaking image of a fiery hourglass in space that surrounds a newly birthed star in the dark cloud L1527.
has captured yet another breathtaking image of our universe. The new image, which NASA shared on Wednesday, is that of the dark cloud L1527, a newly birthed protostar that resides within the Taurus star-forming region of space. The clouds that make up the fiery hourglass shape in space are only visible with infrared light,Because it’s only visible using infrared, the protostar is a perfect target for James Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera .
NASA says that the more prevalent features of the region are the blue and orange gaseous clouds that make up the fiery hourglass in this region of space. These clouds outline the cavities that are created as material from the protostar’s growth is expelled, colliding with any surrounding matter. The colors themselves, NASA notes, are a representation of the dust layers between Webb and the clouds.
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