Webb’s view of stellar nursery NGC 7129 reveals previously hidden stars

NASA highlighted the image for World Space Week and says it helps astronomers study stellar lifecycles.

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A young star cluster filled with many stars that display Webb’s unique eight-pronged diffraction pattern. At its center is a yellow star which sports the largest diffraction pattern. To the left of the star, there is a region filled with yellow dust and gas that extends from the star to the left border of the image. This yellow region extends from the bottom, covering about two-thirds of the image. The yellow region has several blue stars of different sizes embedded within. The top third, which lies outside of the yellow region, holds a few bright protostars, within dense gray gas. Those stars illuminate the gas, making it appear blue. A few red outflows from other protostars are visible above this grayish-blue region. To the right of the central star, there is a clumpy, flame-like plume of red dust and gas with protostars that emit a soft white light within. The plume is surrounded by more dense gray gas and dust.

Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Processing: Alyssa Pagan.

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NASA says Webb’s view of NGC 7129 reveals numerous stars previously hidden in the stellar nursery, helping astronomers study stellar lifecycles in more depth. The agency also highlighted the image for World Space Week.

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