Stellar Treasure Chest: Newborn Stars Found in Carina Pillar

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope images a dust pillar in the Carina Nebula about 7,500 light-years away, revealing a compact cluster of roughly 70 very young stars—including a massive star ~19 solar masses—formed under winds and radiation from nearby Eta Carinae; the pillar’s head is being excavated by ongoing star formation, effectively creating a “treasure chest” of newborn stars.