Close-up of the question mark-shaped object seen in the James Webb Space Telescope's recently published image of a pair of actively forming stars known as Herbig-Haro 46/47.

The cosmic question mark hasn't been closely observed or studied, so scientists aren't exactly sure about the object's origins and makeup. But they do have a few ideas based on its shape and location.

A near-infrared light image made by the James Webb Space Telescope of actively forming stars, known as Herbig-Haro 46/47, had at the bottom of the frame an apparent question mark. NASA, ESA, CSA ...

The photo was released by the European Space Agency on July 26th. This week, people online noticed what appeared to be “question mark” in the image.

The image, released last week, shows Herbig-Haro 46/47, and an apparent question mark in deep space (as shown by yellow indicators at bottom center) Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, Gizmodo ...

The question mark can just about be spotted in the background at the bottom of the image (we’ve put a green circle around it). NASA, ESA, CSA. Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI) ...

A cosmic object in the shape of a glowing question mark has photobombed one of the latest images captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope - and scientists think they know what it might be ...