NASAs James Webb Space Telescope observed Herbig-Haro 49/50, an outflow from a nearby still-forming star, in high-resolution near- and mid-infrared light. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScIA powerful Cosmic Tornado has received a high-definition glow-up thanks to NASAs James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The new look at Herbig-Haro 49/50 (HH 49/50) released today also answers a question thats kept astronomers curious since they first spotted the distant formation nearly 20 years ago.HH 49/50 was first glimpsed by NASAs now-retired Spitzer Space Telescope in 2006. Located approximately 625 light-years from Earth in the Chamaeleon constellation, astronomers soon nicknamed HH 49/50 the Cosmic Tornado for its distinct funnel shape. Herbig-Haro objects like this one arent rare, but they do only occur under very specific circumstances related during a stars earliest phases, when it is known as a protostar.A protostars journey to becoming a distant planets sun encompasses multiple phases and spans millions of years. Immense amounts of energy are both needed and generated during all that time, including the creation of Herbig-Haro objects. These arrangements are created after high energy jets streak across multiple light-years to collide with regions of denser material. The resultant shock waves can then heat the surrounding material, which cools through the emission of light at both infrared and visible wavelengths.When Spitzer first spotted HH 49.50, astronomers noticed a small, bright spot of contention at the Cosmic Tornados upper tip. Experts have gone back-and-forth about the fuzzy mystery objects identity ever since. By using JWSTs powerful toolkit, astronomers now have an answer.The latest look at HH 49/50 is one of the best looks yet at a Herbig-Haro object, and was created by combining taken by the space telescopes Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) and Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI). The swirling jetflows estimated to be speeding away from us at 60 to 190 miles per hour are composed of glowing carbon monoxide and hydrogen molecules, as well as highly energized cosmic dustmotes.This side-by-side comparison shows a Spitzer Space Telescope Infrared Array Camera image of HH 49/50 (left) versus a Webb image of the same object (right) using the NIRCam (Near-infrared Camera) instrument and MIRI (Mid-infrared Instrument). The Webb image shows intricate details of the heated gas and dust as the protostellar jet slams into the material. Webb also resolves the fuzzy object located at the tip of the outflow into a distant spiral galaxy. The Spitzer image shows 3.6-micron light in blue, the 4.5-micron in green, and the 8.0-micron in red (IRAC1, IRAC2, IRAC4). In the Webb image, blue represents light at 2.0-microns (F200W), cyan represents light at 3.3-microns (F335M), green is 4.4-microns (F444W), orange is 4.7-microns (F470N), and red is 7.7-microns (F770W). Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, NASA-JPL, SSC The arc-shaped features in HH 49/50, similar to a water wake created by a speeding boat, point back to the source of this outflow, NASA explained in its announcement. Based on past observations, scientists suspect that a protostar known as Cederblad 110 IRS4 is a plausible driver of the jet activity.CED 110 IRS4 can be seen near the images lower right corner, and is located about 1.5 light-years away from HH 49/50. As a Class I protostar, astronomers estimate it to be no more than one million years old, and in its peak era for gaining mass.As for the bright dot first captured in 2006, it doesnt take an expert astronomer to identify the well-defined reveal documented by the JWST. According to NASA, its a spiral galaxy located against a sea of distant background galaxies.. A closer look showcases a blue prominent central bulge home to older stars, while the red regions inside the spiral arms indicate the galaxys own clouds of gas and protostars.The lucky alignment of HH 49/50 with a face-on spiral galaxy provides a unique look at two cosmic bodiesone that could only happen at this point in time. Given HH 49/50s jetstream speeds, the energy plumes will likely completely obscure the spiral galaxy within a few thousand years.

NewsAgricultureHow silicon turns tomato plants into mean, green, pest-killing machinesThe plants ooze a larval toffee that essentially starves tomato pinworm larvae The South American tomato pinworm (Tuta absoluta) is damaging tomato plants on four continents. Adding silicon nanoparticles might be a solution to combat the pests.Costas Metaxakis/AFP via Getty ImagesBy Sarah Schwartz1 hour agoSilicon powers more than electronics: In tomato plants, it fuels a complex defense system that could help farmers use fewer pesticides.Tomato plants on four continents are currently under attack from the South American tomato pinworm (Tuta absoluta), which destroys billions of dollars of crops each year. The impact can be particularly devastating for small-scale farmers in Africa, where the pest has invaded over the last decade, says chemical ecologist Baldwyn Torto of the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology in Nairobi, Kenya. These pinworms, also known as tomato leaf miners, have become resistant to heavily used chemical pesticides, says ICIPE molecular biologist Fathiya Khamis so new solutions are urgently needed.

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