Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Young Stellar Objects Are Prominent In A New Hubble Image

This Hubble image of NGC 1333, a reflection nebula about 1,000 light-years away, features multiple young stellar objects, including a young protostar with an edge-on view of its protoplanetary disk. Image Credit: NASA, ESA, K. Stapelfeldt (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) and D. Watson (University of Rochester); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)

A disparate collection of young stellar objects bejewels a cosmic panorama in the star-forming region NGC 1333 in this new image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. To the left, an actively forming star called a protostar casts its glow on the surrounding gas and dust, creating a reflection nebula. Two dark stripes on opposite sides […]



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