The image of the 'Linz 483' nebula taken by the James Webb Space Telescope's Near Infrared Camera./Courtesy of NASA, ESA, CSA

In 1962, American astronomer Beverly Lynds published a catalog of 1,802 dark nebulae, among which the 483rd, "Lynds 483," was captured by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Located 650 light-years from Earth (1 light-year is the distance light travels in one year, approximately 9.46 trillion kilometers), this nebula resembles an hourglass. The two protostars at the center of the nebula are ejecting gas and dust that gleam in orange, blue, and purple. A protostar is an early-stage star formed by the collapse of dust and gas in space.