NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured this sparkling scene of star birth in Pismis 24, a young star cluster about 5,500 light-years from Earth in the constellation Scorpius. (NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/Pagan (STScI) via SWNS)
A jaw-dropping new cosmic picture shows a stellar nursery of newborn stars.
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured the dramatic view of Pismis 24, a young star cluster in the core of the nearby Lobster Nebula, approximately 5,500 light-years from Earth in the constellation Scorpius.
The space agency said the "sparkling scene of star birth" features two stars which are among the most massive and luminous ever seen.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured this sparkling scene of star birth in Pismis 24, a young star cluster about 5,500 light-years from Earth in the constellation Scorpius. (NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/Pagan (STScI) via SWNS)
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NASA Webb Mission Team explained: "What appears to be a craggy, starlit mountaintop kissed by wispy clouds is actually a cosmic dust-scape being eaten away by the blistering winds and radiation of nearby, massive, infant stars.
"Home to a vibrant stellar nursery and one of the closest sites of massive star birth, Pismis 24 provides rare insight into large and massive stars.
"Its proximity makes this region one of the best places to explore the properties of hot young stars and how they evolve."
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