Intense radiation from these large stars has carved out a cavity within the dense nebula. Tucked inside a number of the pillars of fuel and dust which have withstood the stellar onslaught are protostars — younger stars nonetheless feeding off their dad or mum cloud. JWST caught sight of one in every of these protostars simply starting to emerge from its pillar, nonetheless swathed in an insulating cloud of dust. Quickly (astronomically talking, after all) this star will emerge from its cocoon, leaving its personal mark on the nebula.
