Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Hunting For T-Tauri Stars In A Dark Cloud

Wispy tendrils of gas float through the Lupus 3 star-forming region in this Hubble Space Telescope image. Lupus 3 features many bright young stars that are clearly visible, having dispersed the gas that surrounded them as they formed. Many others are still hidden inside their gaseous cocoons. Image Credit: NASA, ESA, and K. Stapelfeldt (Jet Propulsion Laboratory); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)

The Hubble Mission Team has released another image of the space telescope's study of star formation. This image shows the dark cloud Lupus 3, a star-forming region about 500 light-years away. Lupus 3 contains bright young T-Tauri stars, and 2 hot young stars that are creating a beautiful nebula.



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