This image from James Webb Space Telescope shows the birth throes of a star. Known as HH30, it is a protostar–an object that is collapsing to form a star, but that has not yet emerged as a full-fledged star. The system is seen edge-on, so a thick disk of dust hides the embryonic star. The star illuminates clouds of gas and dust above and below the disk (blue), while high-speed jets fire out from the star’s poles (pink). [ESA-Webb/NASA/CSA/Tazaki et al.]