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Carina Nebula’s Dust Pillar Unveils a Tiny Stellar Treasure

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Source: NASA (.gov)
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A James Webb image of a dust pillar in the Carina Nebula (≈7500 light-years away) reveals a compact cluster of ~70 young stars, about 1.3 million years old, including a massive ~19-solar-mass star. The pillar’s “treasure chest” is carved by winds and radiation from nearby Eta Carinae.

Topics:sciencespace#carina-nebula#dust-pillar#james-webb-space-telescope#space#star-formation#stellar-cluster
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  1. 2026 September 17 - A Treasure Chest in the Carina Nebula  NASA (.gov)
  2. Turbulence in the Carina Nebula  skyandtelescope.org
  3. APOD: 2026 September 17 - A Treasure Chest in the Carina Nebula  NASA Science (.gov)

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