Tarantula Nebula NIRCam Image taken by the Webb Space Telescope

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In this mosaic image stretching 340 light-years across, Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) displays the Tarantula Nebula star-forming region in a new light, including tens of thousands of never-before-seen young stars that were previously shrouded in cosmic dust

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Size: 7279px × 4209px
Location: The universe
Photo credit: © kimber / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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