"Stunning Cosmic Light Show: Hubble Captures Birth of New Star"
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image of a new star, FS Tau B, emerging from a nebula in the Taurus-Auriga region, 450 light years from Earth. This protostar is surrounded by gas and dust, and is in the process of gathering material to eventually undergo nuclear fusion. The image also shows a double-sided, asymmetrical jet erupting from the star, a phenomenon typical of protostars. Once it leaves the protostar phase, FS Tau B will become a T Tauri star on its way to main sequence status.