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'Cosmic Tornado’ Reveals Hidden Surprise

March 30, 2025

Scientists called this object first discovered in 2006 a ‘cosmic tornado’ because of its helical shape. The structure itself isn’t extraordinary by space standards. It’s called a Herbig-Haro object, and it was formed by ejections from jets from a star forming nearby, according to NASA. But a closer, more recent look by the Webb telescope unveiled something more random, and by pure luck. Here’s what it was.