May 2, 2024, 08:05 AM IST
US Space Agency NASA regularly shares mesmerising images from our universe.
Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) captured hi-resolution, sharp images of the Horsehead Nebula. Nebulas are star-forming regions or stellar nurseries.
The Horsehead Nebula is located within the larger Orion Molecular Cloud Complex which is one of the nearest and most active regions of star formation in our Milky Way galaxy.
According to space.com, the Horsehead Nebula is a collapsing cloud of dense, cool gas.
It remains illuminated because of a hot young star embedded in its top left edge.
Powerful telescope ever placed into orbit around our planet, captured detailed images of the Horsehead Nebula, also known as Barnard 33, that were never seen before
These findings have shown some regions in an entirely different light.
The captured images show waves of gas rising from the western side of Orion B.
The Orion-B is a star-forming molecular cloud located 1,300 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Orion.