![Against a backdrop of stars and distant galaxies, an orange glow of looping clouds emanates from a bright-white central star. Dark dust lanes extend from the right and left of the central star.](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/hubble_j167283529_ic2631_protostar_display.jpg)
Hubble Spies Newly Forming Star Incubating in IC 2631
This Hubble infrared image captures a protostar designated J1672835.29-763111.64 in the reflection nebula IC 2631, part of the Chamaeleon star-forming region in the southern constellation Chamaeleon.
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