Exploring Star and Planet Formation This animation explores the stages in the formation of stars and planets. Within a large, dense cloud, thousands of protostars collapse due to gravity. The infalling material forms a disk around the protostar, with jets emitted perpendicular to the disk. Planets condense and build up within the disk, establishing a new solar system. The Webb Space Telescope’s infrared observations will peer into these dark clouds and dusty disks to examine this formation proce

2.8K views · 64 reactions | How Stars Are Born ✨ | Beautiful Universe #StarFormation #Nebula #CosmicLife See how stars form inside massive nebula clouds. #Nebula #StarBirth #SpaceArt star birth, nebula formation, gas clouds, cosmic creation, astronomy visuals | Galaxies Uncharted | Facebook