JWST Captures 'Lightsaber'-Like Imagery, Unraveling Mysteries of HH 211's Stellar Birth in the Cosmos!
The JWST has captured an extraordinary image of a young star’s supersonic outflow in the Perseus constellation, dubbed Herbig-Haro (HH) 211.
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The imagery resembles what our Sun’s “baby picture” might have looked like.
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The telescope’s capabilities are about 100 times more powerful than the Hubble telescope.
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The actual HH 211 is not visible in the image, but astronomers infer its presence from the huge flows of gas and dust.
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The protostar’s bipolar jets are mainly composed of molecules like carbon monoxide, silicon monoxide, and molecular hydrogen.
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The slower flow of gas and dust from HH 211 reveals there is not enough energy to break the molecules into simpler forms.
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Professor Tom Ray highlights that these beams of matter can stretch for several light-years, resembling Star Wars lightsabers.
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The research, published in Nature, presents new avenues for exploration and poses intriguing questions about the nature of protostars.
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