Nasa space telescope reveals celestial hourglass formed by embryonic star
by Agence France-Presse from Science | The Guardian on (#65X3T)
Stunning infrared image from James Webb telescope's Nircam captures never before seen cosmic clouds
The James Webb space telescope has revealed its latest image of celestial majesty, an ethereal hourglass of orange and blue dust being shot out from a newly forming star at its centre.
The colourful clouds are only visible in infrared light, so had never been seen before being captured by Webb's Near-Infrared Camera (Nircam), Nasa and the European Space Agency said in a statement on Wednesday.
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