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Actively Forming Star System Lynds 483 (NIRCam Image)
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Shimmering ejections emitted by two actively forming stars make up Lynds 483 (L483). High-resolution near-infrared light captured by NASA’s James…

Mar 7, 2025
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Lynds 483 (NIRCam Compass Image)
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This image of protostar Lynds 483 (L483), captured by the James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera), shows compass arrows,…

Mar 7, 2025
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Hubble Captures a Cosmic Cloudscape
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The universe is a dusty place, as this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image featuring swirling clouds of gas and dust…

Feb 14, 2025
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Webb Captures Top of Iconic Horsehead Nebula in Unprecedented Detail
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured the sharpest infrared images to date of a zoomed-in portion of one of…

Apr 29, 2024
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Chamaeleon I Molecular Cloud (NIRCam Image)
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This image by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) features the central region of the Chamaeleon I dark…

Jan 23, 2023
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Chamaeleon I Dark Cloud (NIRCam, NIRSpec, and MIRI Spectra)
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Astronomers have taken an inventory of the most deeply embedded ices in a cold molecular cloud to date. They used…

Jan 23, 2023
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Webb Unveils Dark Side of Pre-stellar Ice Chemistry
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Editor’s Note, Jan. 25, 2023: The story below has been updated to clarify that the central region of the Chamaeleon…

Jan 23, 2023
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Snake in Galactic Plane (Spitzer)
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The Snake is a serpentine-shaped, extremely filamentary cloud. In this infrared image from the Spitzer Space Telescope, the blue dots…

Apr 10, 2020
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Brick in Galactic Center (Spitzer)
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An image from the Spitzer Space Telescope shows an area of the center of the Milky Way known as the…

Apr 10, 2020
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