The image shows 'luminous regions' around a newborn star in a strikingly high resolution.
shows the outflows surrounding a fast-moving newborn star that will someday grow into a cosmic body like the sun.
The photo is"roughly 5 to 10 times higher spatial resolution" than any previous image of the star and the objects, NASA said. ESA/Webb, NASA, CSA, Tom Ray
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