The latest image fromNASA’s telescopethat is leaving stargazers amazed is a stunning mosaic image of the Tarantula Nebula.
These are an artifact of the telescope’s structure, the team explains.
These stars are yet to emerge from the dusty cocoon of the nebula.
Photo: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Webb ERO Production Team
Future stars are formed by the dense gas.
Using this light, the stars fade and the glowing gas comes forward.
The blue and purple areas shown are the hydrocarbons that light up the surfaces of the dust clouds.
View captured by the telescope’s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) (Photo: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Webb ERO Production Team)
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Photo: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Webb ERO Production Team