![Surrounded by an envelope of dust, the subject of this Hubble image is a young forming star](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/hubble_friday_02192016-jpg.webp?w=4096&format=png)
HBC 1
Surrounded by an envelope of dust, the subject of this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is a young forming star known as HBC 1. The star is in an immature and adolescent phase of life, while most of a sun-like star’s life is spent in a stable stage comparable to human adulthood.
Credits: ESA/Hubble & NASA, Acknowledgement: Judy Schmidt
Image CreditESA/Hubble & NASA, Acknowledgement: Judy Schmidt
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