A new perspective on the Tarantula Nebula! 🕷 Thousands of never-before-seen young stars are spotted in this stellar nursery captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. In addition to young stars, Webb reveals distant background galaxies, as well as the detailed structure and composition of the nebula’s gas and dust. 🎥: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, ESO, E. Slawik, N. Risinger, D. De Martin, D. Lennon, E. Sabbi, N. Bartmann, M. Zamani | Canadian Space Agency

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We’re going even deeper into the web with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope! 🕸️ These Hubble and Webb views unveil a brilliant star-forming region called the Tarantula Nebula, which earned its nickname due to its dusty filaments. At a distance of 161,000 light-years, it’s home to the hottest and most massive stars known. Hubble has observed this nebula many times, allowing astronomers to learn more about how stars form – along with collecting some stunning views. Webb’s new, mosaic view stretch