Universe: Stunning new portrait of iconic Pillars of Creation from James Webb Space Telescope

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Webb’s new image from its near-infrared camera focuses on the massive Eagle Nebula 6,500 light-years from Earth.

The James Webb Space Telescope photograph them again so-called Pillars (or Pillars) of Creationan image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope first in 1995 and then in 2015, and which remains to this day one of the most iconic “scenes” of the universe.

The three “pillars” consist of dense clouds of cold interstellar gas and dust where new stars form. Webb’s new image from its near-infrared camera focuses on the massive Eagle Nebula 6,500 light-years from Earth.

Webb is the largest and most powerful telescope ever launched into space, a collaboration between the US (NASA), the European (ESA) and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).

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