IC 348

The latest featured image from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope provides a detailed glimpse of Herbig Haro object 797 (HH 797). These Herbig-Haro objects represent radiant zones encircling nascent stars, specifically protostars. They take shape as the stellar winds or streams of gas emitted by these emerging stars generate shockwaves upon colliding with adjacent gas and dust at elevated velocities.