Webb opens a Treasure Chest filled with stars
The image provides new insights into star formation and the interstellar medium in a relatively nearby region of the Milky Way.
This NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope Picture of the Month takes us to a fantastical realm within our home galaxy, where piercing starlight and billowing winds sculpt dust clouds into inventive shapes. This scene is from the Carina Nebula, which lies just 7500 light-years away in the constellation Carina (the Keel).
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