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James Webb Space Telescope sees the Orion Nebula in a stunning new light (images)

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James Webb Space Telescope sees the Orion Nebula in a stunning new light (images)

The Orion Nebula may be a well-known and well-studied celestial object, but new images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) show this star-forming cloud of gas and dust in an incredibly new and vibrant light. The Orion Nebula, also known as “Messier 42” (M42), is located about 1,500 light-years from Earth toward the constellation … Read more

10 space photos by James Webb reveal cosmic nurseries where stars come to life

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A very young star is forming in the dark cloud L1527 (top left), the “Cosmic Cliffs” (top right), the Tarantula Nebula (bottom left) and the molecular cloud Chameleon I (bottom right).NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/Webb ERO production team. Image processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Alyssa Pagan (STScI), Anton M. Koekemoer (STScI), Mahdi Zamani (ESA/Webb). NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has … Read more