Hubble time! These breathtaking Hubble Space Telescope images zoom in on protostars—the glowing embryos of future stars—deep within the Orion Molecular Cloud, one of the closest and most active stellar nurseries to Earth, lying about 1,300 light-years away in the famous "sword" of the Orion constellation. Still swaddled in thick cocoons of gas and dust, these baby stars are just beginning to ignite, blasting out powerful jets and carving dramatic cavities as their intense energy sculpts the surrounding clouds. It's a chaotic, energetic scene full of cosmic drama—protostars flaring to life amid swirling molecular clouds, lighting up the darkness and hinting at the violent birth processes that will eventually give rise to fully formed stars (and perhaps even planetary systems). A true stellar nursery in full swing, brimming with mystery and raw power!Credits: NASA, ESA, and T. Megeath (University of Toledo); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America) Source: NASA's Hubble Space Telescope / Space Telescope Science Institute