This #HubbleFriday image shows a binary star system consisting of two protostars orbiting each other in the upper right corner. Each protostar continues to grow, pulling material from the surrounding dust disks.

On the left side of the image, a jet ejected by a protostar is visible (out of frame). This jet is traveling through clouds of gas and dust in a massive star-forming region known as the Orion Nebula.

The Orion Nebula is an impressive cosmic region that is home to hundreds of newborn stars, including the young stars in this image.

Image credits: ESA/Hubble, NASA and T. Megeath

Image description:

An area of dark, puffy clouds in the Orion Nebula. On the right side of the image is a large area of clouds intersected by a dark bar. The region glows in red and whitish colors, illuminated by a protostar inside. On the other side, a large eruption of matter ejected by the protostar appears to be composed of thin, wispy, blue and pink clouds. A few stars in the foreground shine brightly in front of the nebula.