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The two lightsaber-like streams crossing the image are jets of energised gas, ejected from the poles of a young star. If the jets collide with the surrounding gas and dust they can clear vast spaces, and create curved shock waves, seen as knotted clumps c

[PHOTO] Cosmic Lightsaber? Protostar Explodes With Powerful Jets

Ana Verayo   | Dec 18, 2015 07:24 AM EST

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of a protostar exploding with jets of star material via fusion, creating a "cosmic lightsaber".

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