Timeline cleanse Westerlund 2 is a giant cluster of about 3,000 stars located 20,000 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Carina. These stars sculpt the surrounding nebula, carving out a cavity lined with a fantasy landscape of pillars, ridges, and valleys. The pillars, composed of dense gas and dust, are incubators for new stars. They are a few light-years tall and point to the central star cluster. 1/3 📷

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NASA Unveils Celestial Fireworks as Official Hubble 25th Anniversary Image - NASA Science

The brilliant tapestry of young stars flaring to life resemble a glittering fireworks display in the 25th anniversary NASA Hubble Space Telescope i...

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Happy Halloween! In this new mid-infrared image from #JWST, a pair of interacting galaxies, IC 2163 and NGC 2207, look like they are making direct eye contact, which is unsettling to me. Learn more:

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'Blood-Soaked' Eyes: NASA's Webb, Hubble Examine Galaxy Pair - NASA Science

Stare deeply at these galaxies. They appear as if blood is pumping through the top of a flesh-free face. The long, ghastly “stare” of their sea...

Happy Halloween 🎃 I didn't have time to carve anything this year, so enjoy my 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020 pumpkins. #halloween #pumpkin #JackOLantern #JWST #sciart

One of my favorite #JWST images, the Cosmic Cliffs in the Carina Nebula in molecular hydrogen. This is the edge of a cavity within the nearby star-forming region NGC 3324 in the outskirts of the Carina Nebula, about 7,600 light-years away. It was carved by a few extremely massive, hot, young stars located just above the frame. This image selects narrowband filters from the original "Cosmic Cliffs" image to highlight the shocks and outflows from forming stars.

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NASA’s Webb Unveils Young Stars in Early Stages of Formation - NASA Science

Scientists taking a “deep dive” into one of Webb’s iconic first images have discovered dozens of energetic jets and outflows from young stars...