NASA released new images of "Pillars of Creation" captured by Webb Space Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam).
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Webb Space Telescope is a space telescope launched in 2021, named after James E. Webb. It is designed to observe the most distant objects in the universe.
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The image shows Iconic "Pillars of Creation" of stars
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These iconic Pillars of Creation were found 6500 light-years away from our galaxy. The area is brimming with gas and dust, which are essential ingredients for star formation.
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Newly formed stars are the scene-stealers in this image
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The bright red, wavy lines at the edges of pillars reveal that stars are ejecting matter as they form.
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Nasa wrote, "Newly formed stars are the bright red orbs that usually have diffraction spikes and are outside of one of the dusty pillars."
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These images of the Pillars of Creation will help scientists and researchers to update their models of star formation
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