Soft shells and strange star clusters appear in our #HubbleTopImage this week!
The petal-like shells 🪷 of galaxy PGC 6240 were captured in intricate detail by Hubble, set against a sky full of distant background galaxies. 1/3 pic.twitter.com/hDxaFqPVvT
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The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a breathtaking image of a stellar nursery within the Taurus Molecular Cloud, located approximately 480 light-years from Earth. The image showcases GN 04.32.8, a reflection nebula that glows by reflecting the light of nearby stars. At the center of the image, three young stars—HP Tau, HP Tau G2, and HP Tau G3—illuminate the nebula.
The central star, V1025 Tauri, is a variable T Tauri star known for its youthful chaos and energetic processes. The Taurus Molecular Cloud serves as an excellent laboratory for astronomers to study star birth and evolution.
Our ESA/Hubble Picture of the Week is a portrait of the reflection nebula GN 04.32.8. Unlike other nebulae, these do not emit their own light, but scatter the light of nearby stars. 1/3 pic.twitter.com/61N4ViZA7v
— HUBBLE (@HUBBLE_space) July 3, 2025
The image also reveals a small, squished orange protostar surrounded by a circumstellar disk, providing an edge-on view that allows scientists to delve deeper into the mechanics of disk formation and early star development.
JWST just captured a baby star lit up space like a glowing lightsaber.
In a new image from the James Webb Space Telescope, a newborn star called HH 211, about 1,000 light-years away in the Perseus constellation, is blasting out fast jets of gas in opposite directions.
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— Black Hole (@konstructivizm) July 3, 2025
Hubble observes Taurus Molecular Cloud
“This discovery enhances our understanding of stellar formation and adds another piece to the puzzle of how our universe’s earliest stars and accompanying planets came into existence,” said lead researcher Dr. Gabrielle Duchêne.
As astronomers continue to peer further into these nebulae and protostars, valuable insights are gained into the origins of our own solar system and others scattered across the cosmos. The Hubble Space Telescope remains a vital tool in this exploratory endeavor, bringing to light the wonders of the universe day by day. The image data is credited to ESA/Hubble & NASA, with contributions from Dr.
Duchêne and her research team. The findings are set to be published in the upcoming issue of the Astrophysical Journal.
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