H-H-H-Hubble and the jets
In the constellation Aquila, located about 7,200 light-years from Earth you’ll find this massive star formation with a protostellar jet streaming toward us.
The image of this light show was taken by @NASAHubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 to conduct research on the extent of ionization in the jets blasted out of the protostar. When ionization happens, it means that atoms and molecules become charged due to the high-energy environment they are in which causes them to lose some electrons. The protostellar jets have collimated beams of matter that are ejected from young stars called protostars. Collimated means that the matter is ejected in a parallel direction which resembles a column-like shape.
Image description: A nebula with stars. Dense clouds of dust and gas cover the left-hand side and a filament crosses the center horizontally. Billowing streams of gas and dust in various colors emerge from around the center. The very center of the image is permeated with glowing orange regions. Many blue stars with cross-shaped spikes lie in the foreground, and small point-like stars are visible beyond the clouds.
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. Fedriani, J. Tan
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27 October 2023
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