{"id":203769,"date":"2025-09-06T01:41:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T01:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/203769\/"},"modified":"2025-09-06T01:41:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T01:41:09","slug":"nasas-james-webb-space-telescope-captures-glittering-cluster-of-newborn-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/203769\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA&#8217;s James Webb Space Telescope captures glittering cluster of newborn stars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A stellar debut. <\/p>\n<p>The James Webb Space Telescope captured an unprecedented look inside a vibrant and glittering cluster of newborn stars drifting in the cosmos \u2014 some nearly eight times hotter than the sun.<\/p>\n<p>The stunning new images, <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/missions\/webb\/glittering-glimpse-of-star-birth-from-nasas-webb-telescope\/?utm_source=TWITTER&amp;utm_medium=NASAWebb&amp;utm_campaign=NASASocial&amp;linkId=857589585\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">released Thursday by NASA,<\/a> showcase the Lobster Nebula \u2014 a dazzling orange and golden cloud of star-forming dust and gas housing a constellation of infant stars known as Pismis 24.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The James Webb Space Telescope captured dazzling images of newborn stars. AP<\/p>\n<p>Scorching baby stars of varying shapes and sizes <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/27\/science\/an-unprecedented-look-into-a-butterfly-nebula-from-the-james-webb-telescope\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">fill the core of the Lobster Nebula<\/a>, located roughly 5,500 light-years from Earth in the constellation Scorpius, according to the space agency.<\/p>\n<p>A single light-year is 5.8 trillion miles.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The photos showcase the Lobster Nebula, which houses infant stars known as Pismis 24. AP<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHome 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,\u201d NASA said in a news release.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIts proximity to this makes this region one of the best places to explore the properties of hot young stars and how they evolve.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Using infrared vision, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/06\/25\/science\/james-webb-space-telescope-discovers-exoplanet-in-stunning-photo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">the telescope cut through<\/a> dusty interstellar clouds to reveal thousands of white, yellow, and red stars. The brightest are marked by six-pointed diffraction spikes, while tens of thousands more in the Milky Way shimmer in the background, the snaps show.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The James Webb Space Telescope was launched in 2021.  AP<\/p>\n<p>NASA said the young stars \u2014 some almost eight times hotter than the sun \u2014 emit intense radiation and powerful winds that sculpt the nebula into towering, mountain-like peaks seen in the new images.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Lobster Nebula is among the closest and most accessible regions of intense star formation. <\/p>\n<p>The region offers researchers a unique glimpse into a phase of cosmic evolution that forged numerous solar systems throughout the galaxy, according to space explorers.<\/p>\n<p>Launched in 2021, the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/27\/world-news\/manhattan-sized-interstellar-object-is-covered-in-a-layer-of-co2-shocking-scientists-nasa-images-reveal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">telescope is the largest and most powerful <\/a>celestial lens ever sent into space.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A stellar debut. 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