It is a wonder, to be sure.

And perhaps — just perhaps — some several billion years hence, inside that central proto planetary disk (only a few pixels across in this image at the “neck”)… somewhere… DNA may also evolve. And with it, what we consider to be… life.

It has likely already occurred millions of times before, elsewhere — in addition to here, in the warmth of our own modest Sol. But we cannot be certain of that — even if the math strongly suggests it to be so. Here’s the latest, in any event:

…NASA’s [newest] Space Telescope has revealed the once-hidden features of the protostar within the dark cloud L1527, providing insight into the beginnings of a new star. These blazing clouds within the Taurus star-forming region are only visible in infrared light, making it an ideal target for the Near-Infrared Camera….

The protostar itself is hidden from view within the “neck” of this hourglass shape…. The region’s most prevalent features, the clouds colored blue and orange in this representative-color infrared image, outline cavities created as material shoots away from the protostar and collides with surrounding matter. The colors themselves are due to layers of dust between [the ‘scope] and the clouds.

The blue areas are where the dust is thinnest. The thicker the layer of dust, the less blue light is able to escape, creating pockets of orange….

Now you know, with several inches of snow due here in the next five to seven days — for Thanksgiving. Grinning ear to ear, since everyone will be home — just… outstanding. Smile.

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