{"id":800345,"date":"2026-01-27T11:17:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T16:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=800345"},"modified":"2026-01-27T11:17:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T16:17:31","slug":"nasas-james-webb-space-telescope-finds-crystal-spewing-protostar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=800345","title":{"rendered":"NASA\u2019s James Webb Space Telescope Finds Crystal-Spewing Protostar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/stsci-01keswn3g28kzcqpz2ghhdkac3-e1f0ce.png\" \/><\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p class=\"hds-attachment-single__caption color-carbon-05 padding-0 p-sm\">NASA\u2019s James Webb Space Telescope\u2019s 2024 NIRCam image shows protostar EC 53 circled. 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