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An image from the Webb Telescope shows outflow from a newly forming star, giving this Herbig-Haro object (HH 49/50) its nickname, the “cosmic tornado.” This pillar of gas and dust looks like it’s topped by a galaxy, but in reality the galaxy is light years away. Herbig-Haro objects are outflows produced by jets launched from a nearby, forming star (in this case, out of frame at lower right).