All the drama—without the daytime TV. 📺 These cosmic clouds, called Herbig-Haro objects, are a telltale sign of a newly formed star. Formed when young stars expel jets of gas at incredibly high speeds, these superheated jets speed through space colliding with cooler surrounding materials. The result: these colorful cosmic wisps pictured by @NASAHubble. With Herbig-Haro objects, there is more than meets the eye. These cosmic objects help astronomers understand the turbulent interactions within stellar nurseries—and can help us pinpoint the location of stars invisible to the human eye. For instance, astronomers once thought that the bright star to the right of the image was the source of these jets. In actuality, the young star system responsible for their creation is lurking out of sight, swaddled in the thick clouds of dust at the center of this image. But by using @NASAWebb, which observes at predominantly infrared wavelengths, we will be able to peer into the dusty envelopes surrounding still-forming infant stars such as this, revolutionizing the study of these young stars. Image Description: Two colorful cosmic clouds punch through the dark background of space. In the upper right of the image, a reddish-yellow Herbig-Haro object is visible, resembling wispy dust in the air. Near the center of this cloud, a bright star is visible illuminating the cooled gases surrounding it. In the lower left of the image, another bluish-pink cloud reveals another Herbig-Haro object, its hues turning pinker closer to the edge of the image. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, B. Reipurth, B. Nisini #NASA #Astrophotography #Hubble #Webb #Star #Astronomy #Space #Cosmos #SpaceTelescope #BabyStar #Baby #Maury