ESA Hubble Image: Young star rebels against its parent cloud

This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows Sh 2-106, or S106 for short. 

This is a compact star forming region in the constellation Cygnus (The Swan). 

A newly-formed star called S106 IR is shrouded in dust at the centre of the image, and is responsible for the the surrounding gas cloud’s hourglass-like shape and the turbulence visible within. 

Light from glowing hydrogen is coloured blue in this image.

Credits: NASA/ESA