All articles tagged with #protostellar outflows
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured images of a dozen newborn stars in the Serpens Main nebula emitting gas jets in the same direction, a phenomenon never seen before. This discovery could provide new insights into star formation and the role of magnetic fields in aligning these jets. Further studies are planned to understand the chemical composition of the star-forming region.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured a stunning image of the Serpens Nebula, revealing aligned protostellar outflows that support the theory that forming stars spin in the same direction. This observation provides direct evidence of the fundamental process of star formation. The image, taken by the Near-Infrared Camera, shows shockwaves from jets emerging as interstellar gas collapses, and NASA plans to further study the nebula's chemical composition using the Near-Infrared Spectrograph.