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Robert Lea

Nearby star factory shines in stunning James Webb Space Telescope photo

Photo by the james webb space telescope showing a colorful blue and orange nebula in deep space.

A stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) shows a vast star factory located in a neighboring galaxy in vibrant colors and incredible detail.

The orange, yellow and blue image from the powerful space telescope features the interstellar atomic hydrogen of the 1,630-light-year-wide nebula N79, located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. This region is actively forming stars and remains virtually unexplored by astronomers. 

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