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Hubble-Webb Leticular
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Lenticular card flips between images of the Pillars of Creation as observed by the Hubble Space Telescope and James Webb Space Telescope. Webb’s new view of the Pillars of Creation is helping researchers revamp their models of star formation by identifying far more precise counts of newly formed stars, along with the quantities of gas and dust in the region. Hubble observations provide clues about the scorching ultraviolet light from a nearby cluster of young, massive stars that sculpt this region. Together these images build a clearer understanding of how stars form and burst out of these dusty clouds over millions of years.
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