An image of the Pillars of Creation created by combining the James Webb Space Telescope NIRCam and MIRI image.
Webb released an updatedimage in October of 2022, but the latest shot combines near and mid-infrared light.
The columns are made of cool gas and dust centered in a field of star creation.
An image of the Pillars of Creation created by combining the James Webb Space Telescope NIRCam and MIRI image. (Photo:SCIENCE: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScIIMAGE PROCESSING: Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Alyssa Pagan (STScI), Anton M. Koekemoer (STScI))
Combined, the image is the best view yet of this celestial marvel.
The Pillars of Creation as photographed in October 2022 by the JWST.
The Pillars as captured in 1995 by Hubble.
The Pillars of Creation as photographed in October 2022 by the JWST. (Photo:NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; J. DePasquale, A. Koekemoer, A. Pagan (STScI))
The Pillars as captured in 1995 by Hubble. (Photo:NASA, ESA, STScI, J. Hester and P. Scowen (Arizona State University))
