James Webb Telescope Captures Stunning Protostar Fireworks

New image reveals dynamic star formation within the L1527 nebula, showcasing vibrant outflows and interactions.

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) captured a protostar in the L1527 nebula, 460 light-years away in Taurus.
The image, taken with JWST's Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI), shows red, white, and blue regions from various gases and dust.
Outflows from the protostar create shockwaves, energizing surrounding material and forming a bright hourglass structure.
The protostar, about 100,000 years old, is still gathering mass from its surrounding molecular cloud.
As the protostar evolves, it will consume and push away much of the surrounding material, eventually becoming a main sequence star.