JWST Unveils Aligned Protostellar Jets in Serpens Nebula

New observations reveal young stars' outflows aligned with magnetic fields, challenging previous theories.

The James Webb Space Telescope captured a stunning image of the Serpens Nebula, a dense star-forming region 1,300 light-years away.
Astronomers discovered a group of 12 protostars with aligned jets, a phenomenon not observed before.
These aligned outflows suggest a magnetic field influence, offering new insights into star formation processes.
The findings challenge previous assumptions about the random orientation of protostellar outflows in star clusters.
Future studies with JWST are anticipated to further explore star-forming filaments and their magnetic properties.