Mikko Tuomi<p>A <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/JWST" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JWST</span></a> image of Herbig-Haro 49/50 — a frothy-looking outflow from a nearby <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/protostar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protostar</span></a> — with a multi-hued spiral <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/galaxy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>galaxy</span></a>.</p><p>Herbig-Haro objects are outflows produced by jets launched from a nearby, forming <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/star" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>star</span></a>.</p><p>The outflows, which can extend for light-years, plow into a denser region of material.</p><p>This creates shock waves, heating the material to higher temperatures.</p><p>The material then cools by emitting light at visible and infrared wavelengths.</p><p><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a><br><a href="https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasas-webb-telescope-unmasks-true-nature-of-the-cosmic-tornado/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">science.nasa.gov/missions/webb</span><span class="invisible">/nasas-webb-telescope-unmasks-true-nature-of-the-cosmic-tornado/</span></a></p>