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The Pillars of

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Creation lie 6500 light years away.

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This area is brimming with gas and dust.

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Essential ingredients for star formation.

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A new near-infrared image
from the Webb Space

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Telescope shows the scene
in high definition.

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Glowing, bright red, wavy

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lines appear at the edges of some pillars,
revealing

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where stars are ejecting material
as they form.

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The bright red orbs are newly formed stars

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that have burst into view.

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Distant galaxies typically
make appearances in Webb's images.

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But not this one.

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A translucent layer of gas
and dust is drawn like a curtain,

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allowing the stars to take center stage.

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Webb's near
infrared image of the Pillars of Creation

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will help researchers
update their models of star formation.

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Over time, we'll learn
how stars form and burst

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out of these dusty clouds
over millions of years.