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NASA's James Webb reveals the hidden protostar feeding inside this fiery hourglass cloud
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured the protostar within dark cloud L1527, about 460 light-years away in Taurus, with its Near-Infrared Camera. Released November 16, 2022, the image shows a protostar only about 100,000 years old, still hidden inside an hourglass-shaped cloud of gas and dust. Material ejected from the young star has carved out glowing blue and orange cavities above and below it, while its accretion disc continues feeding it material. The view offers a window into what our own Sun and solar system looked like in their infancy. Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI, J. DePasquale (STScI), N. Bartmann (ESA/Webb)
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SpaceX Dragon docks with the ISS, carrying Crew-13 astronauts aboard
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SpaceX launches Transporter-18 as part of a triple Falcon launch day
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Dragon separates from Falcon 9's second stage, carrying Crew-13 toward the ISS
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Falcon 9 lands at LZ-40 after launching Crew-13 to the ISS
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Liftoff! SpaceX launches Crew-13 astronauts to the International Space Station
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Blue Origin’s giant solar tower could power future Moon bases
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SpaceX releases incredible slow-motion videos of Starship Flight 14 liftoff
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