The Force is apparently quite strong in the Milky Way, as a new photo from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope looks an awful lot like a double-bladed lightsaber.

Check out the clip from NASA below to see the image, which was taken of a newborn star within the confines of our very own galaxy. In fact, it was specifically found in the Orion B molecular cloud complex, a "turbulent birthing ground for new stars" that's 1,350 light-years away.


"Science fiction has been an inspiration to generations of scientists and engineers, and the film series Star Wars is no exception," NASA astronaut John Grunsfeld said. "There is no stronger case for the motivational power of real science than the discoveries that come from the Hubble Space Telescope as it unravels the mysteries of the universe."

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