Telescope gallery
Images and explanations published by NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day, credited to the observatories and photographers who made them.
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Hubble's visible-light view is dominated by dense dust that hides the young stars inside. Webb's near-infrared camera sees through much of that dust, revealing newly formed stars embedded in the columns. Both images use representative colour, mapping specific filters to red, green and blue.
Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI