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A Star Is Born

Image: NASA, ESA, and K. Stapelfeldt (NASA JPL); Image Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)
Image: NASA, ESA, and K. Stapelfeldt (NASA JPL); Image Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)

This newly released Hubble Space Telescope image captures jets emerging from a newly forming star within the FS Tau multi-star system, located roughly 450 light-years away in the Taurus-Auriga region. FS Tau A (the really bright one near the center) and FS Tau B (seen at center right) are young stars surrounded by illuminated gas and dust. FS Tau B, a protostar, is seen with a protoplanetary disk and exhibits asymmetric jets, showcasing its evolution into a young, pre-main-sequence star (known as T Tauri stars).

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