Sunny Priyan
This spectacular Hubble Space Telescope image shows a region called G35.2-0.7N, which is known as a hotbed of high-mass star formation.
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. Fedriani, J. Tan
The kind of stars that form here are so massive that they will end their lives as destructive supernovae. However, even as they form they greatly impact their surroundings.
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. Fedriani, J. Tan
A massive B-type star in the region powers a dazzling light show with its jet blasting toward us.
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Much of the nebula is dark, with light being blocked from Hubble’s view by the rich dust clouds that produce these massive stars.
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At the center, a bright orange streak reveals a dust cavity carved by a powerful stellar jet streaming toward us.
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As the jet breaks through its dusty cocoon, reddened light from the massive protostar glows fiery orange at the cavity’s lower-left tip.
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