Spectacular fire work around infant star captured by the NASA's James Webb Telescope

Nebula L1527 (Image Credit - NASA/ESA)

NASA's James Webb Telescope captures a spectacular image of a nebula named L1527  located in the constellation of Taurus around 460 light years away.  The nebula’s central “body” is of the protostar that glows in pink shade and is estimated to be around 100,000 years old.

This image of the infant star depicts that at the core of the fiery hourglass structure lies a protostar, nestled within its narrow neck. This nascent star is in the process of forming, feeding on material that spirals inward from the surrounding circumstellar disc.

The disc itself, laden with gas and dust, appears as a pronounced dark band stretching across the centre of the image. This band obscures part of the protostar's light, creating a striking visual contrast against the glowing gas of the hourglass shape.

The swirling material within the disc provides the necessary ingredients for the protostar’s growth, gradually increasing its mass as it evolves towards becoming a fully-fledged star.

The image was released by NASA on July, 5 the incredible fireworks shown in the image prove the wonders of the cosmos. Star formation takes place when the dark dense cloud in space collects enough material and mass and collapses under its gravity after which nuclear fission results in the forming of a protostar.

NASA in their statement said, "This fiery hourglass marks the scene of a very young object in the process of becoming a star."

Adding further "A central protostar grows in the neck of the hourglass, accumulating material from a thin protoplanetary disk, seen edge-on as a dark line." The JWST’s used a Mid-Infrared Instrument to capture this fiery hourglass scene.