The Space Telescope James Webb of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has captured the infrared images details to date of an expanded section of the Horsehead Nebularevealing unprecedented information about this iconic celestial object.
Some nebulae form from material ejected by the explosion of a star dying, like a supernova. Other nebulae are regions where the formation of new stars.
What the nebula identified by NASA is like, with a special detail and that looks like a horse
Horsehead Nebula – NASA
The Horsehead Nebula, also known as Barnard 33is located about 1,300 light years away in the constellation Orionwithin the dense region known as the Orion B molecular cloud.
According to NASA, the nebula is described as a huge cloud of dust and gas in the space. This nebula was formed from interstellar cloud collapsewhich was then illuminated by a nearby hot star.
Although the gas clouds surrounding the Horsehead Nebula have now dissipated, the prominent pillar is composed of dense clumps of material, making it more resistant to erosion. Astronomers estimate that the nebula is about five million years before it too disintegrates.
The instruments MIRI and NIRCam of the James Webb Space Telescope revealed in detail the structures on a small scale at the illuminated edge of the nebula. According to scientists, as ultraviolet light evaporates the dust cloud, the dust particles are dragged away from the cloudtransported by the hot gas.