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Webb captures stellar jets and reveals stars in NGC 7129

An image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captures stellar jets and reveals numerous stars in NGC 7129, a stellar nursery about 3,300 light-years from Earth. The newly revealed stars were previously hidden from view by clouds of dust in the region.

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Webb captures stellar jets and reveals stars in NGC 7129
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What to know

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    NGC 7129 is a stellar nursery about 3,300 light-years from Earth.

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    The Webb image reveals numerous stars in the region that were previously obscured by dust clouds.

Why it matters

The image offers a view of previously dust-obscured stars within this region of stellar formation.

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