Webb Space Telescope Captures a Star in the Making and a Galaxy Far, Far Away

Webb Space Telescope Captures a Star in the Making and a Galaxy Far, Far Away
An undated image from NASA’s Webb Space Telescope shows an outflow from a nearby still-forming star in infrared light, with a spiral galaxy off in the distance. NASA via AP
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—The Webb Space Telescope has captured a plume of gas and dust streaming from a star in the making, with a spiral galaxy as a stunning backdrop.

The composite image makes it look as though the overflow of stellar material is the billowing contrail of a rocket on its way to the galaxy. NASA and the European Space Agency released the photo on Monday.