2023.01.31

A New Era for Astronomy

How the James Webb Space Telescope is transforming our view of the universe

The tarantula nebula is a nursery of dust and gas where new stars are being born. Hot young stars sparkle in blue at the center of this image from JWST's NIRCam, and rusty ripples at the outskirts represent cooler gas where future stars will form. (credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI and Webb ERO Production Team)

The tarantula nebula is a nursery of dust and gas where new stars are being born. Hot young stars sparkle in blue at the center of this image from JWST's NIRCam, and rusty ripples at the outskirts represent cooler gas where future stars will form. (credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI and Webb ERO Production Team)

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