The Pillars of Creation are set off in a kaleidoscope of color in NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s near-infrared-light view. Inside the Eagle Nebula around 6500 light years away, this is a region where young stars are forming – or have barely burst from their dusty cocoons as they continue to form. Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Anton M. Koekemoer (STScI), Alyssa Pagan (STScI). |
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