"This region is also home to several captivating features—the flapping shadow of a planet-forming disk, nicknamed the “Bat Shadow,” areas of varying density that appear as crevices, and a special binary protostar.
Read more: https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/first-of-its-kind-detection-made-in-striking-new-webb-image/ "
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First of Its Kind Detection Made in Striking New Webb Image - NASA Science
Alignment of bipolar jets confirms star formation theories For the first time, a phenomenon astronomers have long hoped to directly image has been captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam). In this stunning image of the Serpens Nebula, the discovery lies in the northern area (seen at the upper left) of this […]
A Tour of the Serpens Nebula
"A new image of #Serpens from #NASA’s #JamesWebbSpaceTelescope shows an intriguing group of aligned #protostellar #outflows within one region of the #nebula Protostellar outflows are formed when jets of gas spewing from newborn stars collide with nearby gas and dust at high speeds."
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A Tour of the Serpens Nebula
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