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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.
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captures the Treasure Chest, a cometary globule in the Carina Nebula about 7,500 light-years away, housing roughly 70 newborn stars. The cluster is thought to be about 1.3 million years old (with some estimates as young as 100,000 years), and the most massive member is an O-type star about 19 solar masses. Its shape is sculpted by radiation and winds from nearby Eta Carinae and the Trumpler 16 cluster; over time the surrounding gas and dust will disperse, revealing the stars hiding inside.
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured images of a dozen newborn stars in the Serpens Main nebula emitting gas jets in the same direction, a phenomenon never seen before. This discovery could provide new insights into star formation and the role of magnetic fields in aligning these jets. Further studies are planned to understand the chemical composition of the star-forming region.