JWST: Herbig-Haro 46/47 Type:Fine Art (Matte) Wide-Field View of GJ 1132

Wide-Field View of GJ 1132 b’s Host Star by HST

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The light from young energetic stars is slowly heating cold gas and causing an ionization front to gradually advance outward

JWST: Herbig-Haro 46/47 Type:Fine Art (Matte) Wide-Field View of GJ 1132The NASA ESA CSA James Webb Space Telescope has captured a high resolution image of a tightly bound pair of actively forming stars, known as Herbig Haro 46 47, in near infrared light. Look for them at the centre of the red diffraction spikes. The stars are buried deeply, appearing as an orange white splotch. They are surrounded by a disc of gas and dust that continues to add to their mass. Herbig Haro 46 47 is an important object to study because it