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Stunning Webb Telescope Images Reveal Birth of Bright, Glittering Stars

Originally Published 4 months ago — by Space

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The James Webb Space Telescope captured a detailed near-infrared image of the Lobster Nebula (NGC 6357) about 5,500 light-years away, revealing a complex scene of massive stars, molecular gas spikes, and star formation processes within a vast stellar nursery, including a triple star system in the Pismis 24 cluster.

NASA's Webb Telescope Reveals Glittering Star Birth

Originally Published 4 months ago — by NASA Science (.gov)

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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured a detailed infrared image of the star-forming region Pismis 24 in the Lobster Nebula, revealing thousands of stars, massive young stars, and sculpted gas and dust structures, providing new insights into the process of star birth and the properties of massive stars.

"JWST Discovers Protoplanetary Disks in Nearby Star Cluster"

Originally Published 2 years ago — by Universe Today

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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has conducted a detailed study of protoplanetary disks around stars in the Lobster Nebula, revealing the presence of water and other molecules in the inner regions where terrestrial planets could form. The findings suggest that planet formation is possible even in high-mass star forming regions and that dust grain growth has started, potentially leading to the formation of planets in systems as young as 0.5 million years old.