{"id":350816,"date":"2026-01-18T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/missions\/hubble\/hubble-snaps-stellar-baby-pictures\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T01:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T15:00:00","slug":"hubble-snaps-stellar-baby-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=350816","title":{"rendered":"Hubble Snaps Stellar Baby Pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\" hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-secondary-navigation\">\n<div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-wrapper z-top width-100 padding-0\">\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-secondary-navigation width-full border-bottom-1px text-center hds-color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-hdsnav\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"hds-secondary-nav-mobile-button display-flex tablet:display-flex desktop:display-none width-full flex-align-center bg-carbon-90 border-color-carbon-80 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read<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"display-48 margin-bottom-2\">Hubble Snaps Stellar Baby Pictures<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-image-carousel grid-container grid-container-block padding-top-4 padding-bottom-4 hds-module alignwide wp-block-nasa-blocks-image-carousel\">\n<div id=\"carousel-wrapper-carousel-696bdd6c1e555\" class=\"hds-carousel-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-carousel-slider margin-0\" id=\"image-carousel-slider-carousel-696bdd6c1e555\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-client-id=\"carousel-696bdd6c1e555\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-variation=\"timeline\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-autoplay=\"1\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-autoplay-speed=\"3000\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-play-pause=\"1\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-transition-type=\"fade\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-progress=\"\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-progress-labels=\"\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-start-label=\"Start\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-end-label=\"End\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-labels-initialized=\"true\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"display-block width-full\" data-label=\"\">\n<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1060\" height=\"939\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_CepheusA_1_Vmix_FINAL.jpg?w=1060&#038;h=939&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Shining blue stars are sprinkled throughout glowing clouds of orange, pink and bluish gas, alongside dark clouds of dust. A particularly bright star shines against the inky dark dust of the lower right quadrant.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_CepheusA_1_Vmix_FINAL.jpg?w=1060&#038;h=939&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1060w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_CepheusA_1_Vmix_FINAL.jpg?w=300&#038;h=266&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_CepheusA_1_Vmix_FINAL.jpg?w=768&#038;h=680&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_CepheusA_1_Vmix_FINAL.jpg?w=1024&#038;h=907&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_CepheusA_1_Vmix_FINAL.jpg?w=400&#038;h=354&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_CepheusA_1_Vmix_FINAL.jpg?w=600&#038;h=532&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_CepheusA_1_Vmix_FINAL.jpg?w=900&#038;h=797&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1060px) 100vw, 1060px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The Cepheus A region is home to a number of infant stars, including a protostar that is responsible for much of the region\u2019s illumination.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA, ESA, and R. Fedriani (Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA\/Catholic University of America)<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"display-block width-full\" data-label=\"\">\n<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1062\" height=\"951\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_G033_91_0_11_new_reg_FINAL.tif?w=1062&#038;h=951&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"A small, bluish cloud edged in red gas is in the center of a field thick with multicolored stars.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_G033_91_0_11_new_reg_FINAL.tif?w=1062&#038;h=951&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1062w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_G033_91_0_11_new_reg_FINAL.tif?w=300&#038;h=269&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_G033_91_0_11_new_reg_FINAL.tif?w=768&#038;h=688&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_G033_91_0_11_new_reg_FINAL.tif?w=1024&#038;h=917&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_G033_91_0_11_new_reg_FINAL.tif?w=400&#038;h=358&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_G033_91_0_11_new_reg_FINAL.tif?w=600&#038;h=537&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_G033_91_0_11_new_reg_FINAL.tif?w=900&#038;h=806&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1062px) 100vw, 1062px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Star-forming region G033.91+0.11 is home to a protostar hidden within a reflection nebula.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA, ESA, and R. Fedriani (Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA\/Catholic University of America)<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"display-block width-full\" data-label=\"\">\n<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1060\" height=\"952\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_GAL-305.20+00.21_V4flat_FINAL1.tif?w=1060&#038;h=952&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Within a field of glittering multicolored stars, bluish clouds of gas edged in glowing red cluster at the top of the image and in a bubble-shaped clump to the mid-right. A single shining star throws diffraction spikes across the upper left of the image.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_GAL-305.20+00.21_V4flat_FINAL1.tif?w=1060&#038;h=952&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1060w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_GAL-305.20+00.21_V4flat_FINAL1.tif?w=300&#038;h=269&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_GAL-305.20+00.21_V4flat_FINAL1.tif?w=768&#038;h=690&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_GAL-305.20+00.21_V4flat_FINAL1.tif?w=1024&#038;h=920&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_GAL-305.20+00.21_V4flat_FINAL1.tif?w=400&#038;h=359&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_GAL-305.20+00.21_V4flat_FINAL1.tif?w=600&#038;h=539&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_GAL-305.20+00.21_V4flat_FINAL1.tif?w=900&#038;h=808&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1060px) 100vw, 1060px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">A protostar is swathed in the gas of an emission nebula within star-forming region GAL-305.20+00.21.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA, ESA, and R. Fedriani (Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA\/Catholic University of America)<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"display-block width-full\" data-label=\"\">\n<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1048\" height=\"948\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_IRAS20126_4104_newPIw_reg_mixFINAL.tif?w=1048&#038;h=948&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"A bright, glowing cloud of orange gas is situated in the center of dark dust clouds and a field of stars.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_IRAS20126_4104_newPIw_reg_mixFINAL.tif?w=1048&#038;h=948&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1048w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_IRAS20126_4104_newPIw_reg_mixFINAL.tif?w=300&#038;h=271&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_IRAS20126_4104_newPIw_reg_mixFINAL.tif?w=768&#038;h=695&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_IRAS20126_4104_newPIw_reg_mixFINAL.tif?w=1024&#038;h=926&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_IRAS20126_4104_newPIw_reg_mixFINAL.tif?w=400&#038;h=362&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_IRAS20126_4104_newPIw_reg_mixFINAL.tif?w=600&#038;h=543&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_IRAS20126_4104_newPIw_reg_mixFINAL.tif?w=900&#038;h=814&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1048px) 100vw, 1048px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">A protostar\u2019s jets of high-speed particles are responsible for the bright region of excited, glowing hydrogen in this Hubble image.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA, ESA, and R. Fedriani (Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA\/Catholic University of America)<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-carousel-nav display-flex margin-left-auto margin-right-0\" data-carousel-id=\"image-carousel-slider-carousel-696bdd6c1e555\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-prev\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M3.5,4.5l3.7-3.6L6.3,0L1.8,4.5L6.3,9l0.9-0.9L3.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"play-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hds-carousel-action-button hds-carousel-play\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"72\" height=\"72\" viewBox=\"0 0 72 72\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"36\" cy=\"36\" r=\"36\" fill=\"#1C67E3\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M25.9995 50V22L49.9995 36L25.9995 50Z\" fill=\"white\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hds-carousel-action-button hds-carousel-pause\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"41\" height=\"41\" viewBox=\"0 0 41 41\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M15.2 15.4H18.4V26.6H15.2V15.4Z\" fill=\"black\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M21.5999 15.4H24.7999V26.6H21.5999V15.4Z\" fill=\"black\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-next margin-right-0\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M5.5,4.5L1.8,8.1L2.7,9l4.5-4.5L2.7,0L1.8,0.9L5.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Newly developing stars shrouded in thick dust get their first baby pictures in these images from NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/hubble\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Hubble Space Telescope<\/a>. Hubble took these infant star snapshots in an effort to learn how massive stars form.<\/p>\n<p>Protostars are shrouded in thick dust that blocks light, but Hubble can detect the near-infrared emission that shines through holes formed by the protostar\u2019s jets of gas and dust. The radiating energy can provide information about these \u201coutflow cavities,\u201d like their structure, radiation fields, and dust content. Researchers look for connections between the properties of these young stars \u2013 like outflows, environment, mass, brightness \u2013 and their evolutionary stage to test massive star formation theories.<\/p>\n<p>These images were taken as part of the SOFIA Massive (SOMA) Star Formation Survey, which investigates how stars form, especially massive stars with more than eight times the mass of our Sun.<\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_CepheusA_1_Vmix_FINAL.tif?w=1060&#038;h=939&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1060\" height=\"939\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_CepheusA_1_Vmix_FINAL.tif?w=1060&#038;h=939&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Shining blue stars are sprinkled throughout glowing clouds of orange, pink and bluish gas, alongside dark clouds of dust. A particularly bright star shines against the inky dark dust of the lower right quadrant.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_CepheusA_1_Vmix_FINAL.tif?w=1060&#038;h=939&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1060w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_CepheusA_1_Vmix_FINAL.tif?w=300&#038;h=266&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_CepheusA_1_Vmix_FINAL.tif?w=768&#038;h=680&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_CepheusA_1_Vmix_FINAL.tif?w=1024&#038;h=907&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_CepheusA_1_Vmix_FINAL.tif?w=400&#038;h=354&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_CepheusA_1_Vmix_FINAL.tif?w=600&#038;h=532&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_CepheusA_1_Vmix_FINAL.tif?w=900&#038;h=797&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1060px) 100vw, 1060px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The Cepheus A region is home to a number of infant stars, including a protostar that is responsible for much of the region\u2019s illumination.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA, ESA, and R. Fedriani (Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA\/Catholic University of America)<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align- nasa-button-link padding-y-1 padding-x-0 hds-module align wp-block-nasa-blocks-related-link\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/content\/dam\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_CepheusA_1_Vmix_FINAL.tif\"  class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-true\" aria-label=\"Download this image (5.7 MB)\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1\">Download this image (5.7 MB)<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The high-mass star-forming region Cepheus A hosts a collection of baby stars, including one large and luminous protostar, which accounts for about half of the region\u2019s brightness. While much of the region is shrouded in opaque dust, light from hidden stars breaks through outflow cavities to illuminate and energize areas of gas and dust, creating pink and white nebulae. The pink area is an HII region, where the intense ultraviolet radiation of the nearby stars has converted the surrounding clouds of gas into glowing, ionized hydrogen.<br \/>Cepheus A lies about 2,400 light-years away in the constellation Cepheus.<\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_G033_91_0_11_new_reg_FINAL.tif?w=1062&#038;h=951&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1062\" height=\"951\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_G033_91_0_11_new_reg_FINAL.tif?w=1062&#038;h=951&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A small, bluish cloud edged in red gas is in the center of a field thick with multicolored stars.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_G033_91_0_11_new_reg_FINAL.tif?w=1062&#038;h=951&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1062w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_G033_91_0_11_new_reg_FINAL.tif?w=300&#038;h=269&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_G033_91_0_11_new_reg_FINAL.tif?w=768&#038;h=688&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_G033_91_0_11_new_reg_FINAL.tif?w=1024&#038;h=917&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_G033_91_0_11_new_reg_FINAL.tif?w=400&#038;h=358&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_G033_91_0_11_new_reg_FINAL.tif?w=600&#038;h=537&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_G033_91_0_11_new_reg_FINAL.tif?w=900&#038;h=806&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1062px) 100vw, 1062px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Star-forming region G033.91+0.11 is home to a protostar hidden within a reflection nebula.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA, ESA, and R. Fedriani (Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA\/Catholic University of America)<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align- nasa-button-link padding-y-1 padding-x-0 hds-module align wp-block-nasa-blocks-related-link\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/content\/dam\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_G033_91_0_11_new_reg_FINAL.tif\"  class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-true\" aria-label=\"Download this image (5.8 MB)\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1\">Download this image (5.8 MB)<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Glittering much closer to home, this Hubble image depicts the star-forming region G033.91+0.11 in our Milky Way galaxy. The light patch in the center of the image is a reflection nebula, in which light from a hidden protostar bounces off gas and dust.<\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_GAL-305.20+00.21_V4flat_FINAL1.tif?w=1060&#038;h=952&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1060\" height=\"952\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_GAL-305.20+00.21_V4flat_FINAL1.tif?w=1060&#038;h=952&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Within a field of glittering multicolored stars, bluish clouds of gas edged in glowing red cluster at the top of the image and in a bubble-shaped clump to the mid-right. A single shining star throws diffraction spikes across the upper left of the image.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_GAL-305.20+00.21_V4flat_FINAL1.tif?w=1060&#038;h=952&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1060w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_GAL-305.20+00.21_V4flat_FINAL1.tif?w=300&#038;h=269&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_GAL-305.20+00.21_V4flat_FINAL1.tif?w=768&#038;h=690&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_GAL-305.20+00.21_V4flat_FINAL1.tif?w=1024&#038;h=920&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_GAL-305.20+00.21_V4flat_FINAL1.tif?w=400&#038;h=359&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_GAL-305.20+00.21_V4flat_FINAL1.tif?w=600&#038;h=539&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_GAL-305.20+00.21_V4flat_FINAL1.tif?w=900&#038;h=808&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1060px) 100vw, 1060px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">A protostar is swathed in the gas of an emission nebula within star-forming region GAL-305.20+00.21.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA, ESA, and R. Fedriani (Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA\/Catholic University of America)<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align- nasa-button-link padding-y-1 padding-x-0 hds-module align wp-block-nasa-blocks-related-link\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_GAL-305.20+00.21_V4flat_FINAL1.tif\"  class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-true\" aria-label=\"Download this image (5.8 MB)\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1\">Download this image (5.8 MB)<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>This Hubble image showcases the star-forming region GAL-305.20+00.21. The bright spot in the center-right of the image is an emission nebula, glowing gas that is ionized by a protostar buried within the larger complex of gas and dust clouds.<\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_IRAS20126_4104_newPIw_reg_mixFINAL.tif?w=1048&#038;h=948&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1048\" height=\"948\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_IRAS20126_4104_newPIw_reg_mixFINAL.tif?w=1048&#038;h=948&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A bright, glowing cloud of orange gas is situated in the center of dark dust clouds and a field of stars.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_IRAS20126_4104_newPIw_reg_mixFINAL.tif?w=1048&#038;h=948&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1048w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_IRAS20126_4104_newPIw_reg_mixFINAL.tif?w=300&#038;h=271&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_IRAS20126_4104_newPIw_reg_mixFINAL.tif?w=768&#038;h=695&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_IRAS20126_4104_newPIw_reg_mixFINAL.tif?w=1024&#038;h=926&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_IRAS20126_4104_newPIw_reg_mixFINAL.tif?w=400&#038;h=362&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_IRAS20126_4104_newPIw_reg_mixFINAL.tif?w=600&#038;h=543&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_IRAS20126_4104_newPIw_reg_mixFINAL.tif?w=900&#038;h=814&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1048px) 100vw, 1048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">A protostar\u2019s jets of high-speed particles are responsible for the bright region of excited, glowing hydrogen in this Hubble image.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA, ESA, and R. Fedriani (Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA\/Catholic University of America)<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align- nasa-button-link padding-y-1 padding-x-0 hds-module align wp-block-nasa-blocks-related-link\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/content\/dam\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/young-stars\/Hubble_IRAS20126_4104_newPIw_reg_mixFINAL.tif\"  class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-true\" aria-label=\"Download this image (5.7 MB)\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1\">Download this image (5.7 MB)<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Shrouded in gas and dust, the massive protostar IRAS 20126+4104 lies within a high-mass star-forming region about 5,300 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus. This actively forming star is a B-type protostar, characterized by its high luminosity, bluish-white color, and very high temperature. The bright region of ionized hydrogen at the center of the image is energized by jets emerging from the poles of the protostar, which ground-based observatories previously observed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>New images added every day between January 12-17, 2026! 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hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-topic-cards\">\n<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block-lg padding-x-0\">\n<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center margin-bottom-3\">\n<div class=\"desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n<div class=\"label color-carbon-60 margin-bottom-2\">Keep Exploring<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"heading-36 line-height-sm\">Discover More Topics From Hubble<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap-2 hds-topic-cards-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/hubble\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Hubble Space Telescope<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"margin-bottom-0 margin-top-2 color-carbon-20-important\">Since its 1990 launch, the Hubble Space Telescope has changed our fundamental understanding of the universe.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" 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