NASA's Next-Gen Space Scope Captures The "Bottleneck" -- Of A Forming Protostar, At Only 100,000 Years Of Age...

It is a wonder, to be sure.

And perhaps -- just perhaps -- some several billion years hence, inside that central proto planetary disk (only a few pixels across in this image at the "neck"). . . somewhere. . . DNA may also evolve. And with it, what we consider to be. . . life.

It has likely already occurred millions of times before, elsewhere -- in addition to here, in the warmth of our own modest Sol. But we cannot be certain of that -- even if the math strongly suggests it to be so. Here's the latest, in any event:

. . .NASA’s [newest] Space Telescope has revealed the once-hidden features of the protostar within the dark cloud L1527, providing insight into the beginnings of a new star. These blazing clouds within the Taurus star-forming region are only visible in infrared light, making it an ideal target for the Near-Infrared Camera. . . .

The protostar itself is hidden from view within the “neck” of this hourglass shape. . . . The region’s most prevalent features, the clouds colored blue and orange in this representative-color infrared image, outline cavities created as material shoots away from the protostar and collides with surrounding matter. The colors themselves are due to layers of dust between [the 'scope] and the clouds. The blue areas are where the dust is thinnest. The thicker the layer of dust, the less blue light is able to escape, creating pockets of orange. . . .

Now you know, with several inches of snow due here in the next five to seven days -- for Thanksgiving. Grinning ear to ear, since everyone will be home -- just. . . outstanding. Smile.

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