Webb Reveals Infrared Secrets Of A Young Star In The Making 

Using the NIRCam camera on the James Webb Space Telescope, it was possible to take an unprecedented picture of the young protostar L1527, along with the surrounding dark in visible light, but “fiery” in infrared cloud that envelops it.

A protostar is a young star at an early stage in its evolution, where it can be from 100 thousand to more than 10 million years, depending on when nuclear fusion begins.

The star is at the center of the image behind a dense cloud of gas and dust. Above and below it emits emissions, similar in shape to an hourglass, which are visible only in infrared light. The orange and red areas of the emissions in the image have the most dense accumulation of dust, while the blue ones have the least.

Astronomers have said that the scientific data from the James Webb will help them better understand the processes that occur during the formation of protostars.