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JWST

L1527 Protostar

Also known as: IRAS 04368+2557, TMC-1A

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Analysis

One of the youngest protostars visible, showing the birth of a star as it accretes material through a disc.

The protostar is only about 100,000 years old — a newborn in cosmic terms