James Webb captures interstellar jets from star systems Herbig-Haro 49 and 50

The high-speed flow of material emitted from the space between stars is called "interstellar jets." These interstellar jets are being released from star systems that are just beginning to form and are classified as Herbig-Haro 49 (HH49). The star that emits this jet appears to be outside the bottom right of the image and is not visible. This complex conical structure captured in infrared by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) also includes another jet classified as HH50. Fast-moving jet particles collide with the surrounding interstellar gas, creating shockwaves that shine brightly in infrared and appear as reddish-brown ridges. At the end of HH49 is a distant spiral galaxy. The blue central part is not a single star but is made up of numerous stars, and the circular rings surrounding it are spiral arms.