Webb Telescope Confirms Star Formation Theories with Stunning Nebula Image
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured a stunning image of the Serpens Nebula, revealing aligned protostellar outflows that support the theory that forming stars spin in the same direction. This observation provides direct evidence of the fundamental process of star formation. The image, taken by the Near-Infrared Camera, shows shockwaves from jets emerging as interstellar gas collapses, and NASA plans to further study the nebula's chemical composition using the Near-Infrared Spectrograph.
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