The universe can be a beautiful but violent place.
L483 is located 650 light-years away in the constellation Serpens.
For now, the two stars are exchanging fast, tight jets of material.
Protostar Lynds 483 as captured by the Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam.NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI
Theres a lot going on in the image, creating a beautiful medley of colors and light.
If you were viewing this from space, however, it wouldnt exactly look like that.
Since launching in December 2021, Webb has wowed us with stunning photos of the universe.
The north and east compass arrows show the orientation of the image on the sky, and the scale bar is labeled in light years. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI
Most recently, the space telescope captured anedge-on protoplanetary disk with extreme precision.
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