Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

HH 30: A Star System with Planets Now Forming

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 19, 2025 is “HH 30: A Star System with Planets Now Forming,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: James Webb Space Telescope , ESA , NASA & CSA , R. Tazaki et al.. The original explanation runs about 150 words.

A dark field has a single, colorful, blurry structure in its center. Red-colored jets extend out from the center toward the top and bottom of the frame. A dark disk covers the center. Blue outflows appear on both sides of the horizontal dis
Credit: Image Credit: James Webb Space Telescope , ESA , NASA & CSA , R. Tazaki et al. Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“How do stars and planets form? New clues have been found in the protoplanetary system Herbig-Haro 30 by the James Webb Space Telescope in concert with Hubble and the Earth-bound ALMA .”

— APOD editors, February 19, 2025

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
February 19, 2025
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit: James Webb Space Telescope , ESA , NASA & CSA , R. Tazaki et al.
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 150 words

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