Jets From a Newborn Star

Herbig-Haro Jet HH 24

Just in time for the release of the movie "Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens," NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has photographed what looks like a cosmic, double-bladed lightsaber. In the center of the image, partially obscured by a dark, Jedi-like cloak of dust, a newborn...

Compass and Scale Image of HH 24

Celestial Lightsabers: The Stellar Jets of HH 24 (3-D Fly, Short Version)

This movie envisions a three-dimensional perspective on the Hubble Space Telescope's striking image of the Herbig-Haro object known as HH 24. The sequence starts with a wide-field view covering the vast dark cloud of the Orion B molecular cloud complex and a scattering of stars....

Celestial Lightsabers: The Stellar Jets of HH 24 (3-D Fly)

This movie envisions a three-dimensional perspective on the Hubble Space Telescope's striking image of the Herbig-Haro object known as HH 24. The sequence starts with a wide-field view covering the vast dark cloud of the Orion B molecular cloud complex and a scattering of stars....

Celestial Lightsabers: The Stellar Jets of HH 24 (2-D Zoom and 3-D Fly)

This sequence combines a two-dimensional zoom and a three-dimensional flight to explore the Hubble Space Telescope's striking image of the Herbig-Haro object known as HH 24. The movie starts with a night sky view of the Orion constellation and zooms in. Located above the left...

Celestial Lightsabers: The Stellar Jets of HH 24 (2-D Zoom)

This sequence zooms from a night sky view of the Orion constellation into a striking Hubble Space Telescope image of the Herbig-Haro object known as HH 24. Located above the left side of Orion's Belt is the vast dark nebula called the Orion B molecular cloud complex. Within this...