Stars are born in large clouds of gas and dust. NASA often shares images of star formations. Here are ten striking images of star birth shared by NASA.
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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured the birth of a star. This gorgeous image features the newborn star emitting a cloak of dust and gas.
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This stunning image shows the Christmas Tree cluster, home to hundreds of newborn stars shining amidst a thick cloud of dust.
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This stunning image captures the formation of a star in the star-forming region known as IRAS 16562-3959, which lies within the constellation Scorpius.
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This mesmerising image captured by NASA's James Webb Telescope captures the birth of a star in the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, the closest star-forming region to Earth.
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This image shows young stars being born in a star-forming complex in the Perseus spiral arm of our Milky Way galaxy. It is located 6,000 light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia.
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NASA's James Webb Telescope took this captivating image which shows a newborn star emitting supersonic jets of gas.
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This enchanting image shows two actively forming stars buried deep in a disk of gas and dust.
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This gorgeous image shows the formation of a young bright star in the star-forming region N79, located within the Large Magellanic Cloud.
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This breathtaking image captures a stellar birth within the Orion Nebula, located about 1,500 light-years away.
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This beautiful picture captures the birth of a star taking place in the neighbouring galaxy, Large Magellanic Cloud, located about 200,000 light-years from Earth.
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured this marvellous image which features the birth of a star taking place about 1,300 light years from Earth.