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Stellar birth: Webb Space Telescope captures baby star close-up

NASA released an image of the closest star-forming region to Earth to mark the one-year anniversary of the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope [NASA/The Associated Press]

The James Webb Space Telescope has marked one year of cosmic gazing with a stunning close-up photo of stars being born.

The US space agency, NASA, released its latest stellar photography on Wednesday, which provides a snapshot of 50 baby stars nestled in a cloud complex about 390 million light years away.

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