The Earliest Stage Of Star Creation Is Captured By The Hubble Space Telescope

November 21, 2022 By Raulf Hernes

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The Hubble Space Telescope captured this week's stunning dust and gas cloud in the Serpens constellation. A dense core is an entity like this cloud that contains enough tightly packed material to someday give rise to a brand-new star. Intriguing companion to the protostar image previously provided by the James Webb Space Telescope, the object is known as CB 130-3. The Webb image depicts the subsequent stage of growth, when the core is thick enough to attract additional material by gravity, begins rotating, and emits jets. This Hubble image depicts the first phase of star formation, in which dust and gas gather together to form a core. [caption id="attachment_64273" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]

Image credit: hypebeast[/caption] Since the core is hidden deep within the cloud, the Hubble image does not show the core itself, but it does show how the cloud is not a uniform spherical and instead includes regions that are either denser or less dense. According to Hubble scientists, "as this view demonstrates, the density of CB 130-3 is not constant; the outside margins of the cloud consist mainly of wispy wisps, whilst near its heart CB 130-3 completely blots out background light." Stars in the background are affected by the gas and dust that make up CB 130-3 in both terms of brightness and apparent color, with stars closer to the cloud's core looking redder than those farther away. Hubble was used by astronomers to measure this reddening effect and map out CB 130-3's density, shedding light on the inner workings of this stellar nursery. [caption id="attachment_64274" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]

Image credit: digitaltrends[/caption] The Wide Field Camera 3 instrument on Hubble, which examines the visible light spectrum, was used to capture the image. This makes Hubble a helpful ally for Webb, an infrared-looking telescope. Astronomers can distinguish various physical characteristics and detect internal components that are normally unseen by observing things at a range of different wavelengths.

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The Earliest Stage Of Star Creation Is Captured By The Hubble Space Telescope

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