Hubble Telescope Captures A Turbulent Stellar Nursery
As shown in this view of the Herbig-Haro objects HH 1 and HH 2 from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, the lives of nascent stars are turbulent. Both objects are around 1,250 light-years away from Earth and are in the constellation Orion. The luminous cloud in the top right of this image is designated HH 1. It is above the bright star. And the cloud on the lower left is designated HH 2.
While both Herbig-Haro objects are visible, the young star system that gave rise to them is hidden from view. It is engulfed in the dense dust clouds at the image’s center. However, a bright jet can be seen emanating from the center of the dark cloud. It represents an outflow of gas from one of these stars.
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