Herbig-Haro 49/50, aka the 'Cosmic Tornado', as seen by Spitzer in January 2006. The source of the 'tornado', a Class 1 ...

Now, the James Webb Space Telescope has solved this mystery ... two is that Webb is far more advanced, with a mirror 45 times bigger than Spitzer's for collecting light, and instruments far ...

A breathtaking cosmic dance unfolds as the Webb Telescope captures a star's birth, set against a spiral galaxy's mesmerizing ...

HH 49/50 is one of these impact sites. It was nicknamed the "Cosmic Tornado" due to its dramatic, swirling shape. Spitzer's ...

NASA’s retired Spitzer Space Telescope captured the same shot in 2006, with scientists then dubbing the stellar jet “the cosmic tornado.” But it was too fuzzy to make out the background ...