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New Star Formation Image from Webb Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a stunning image of the N159 star formation region in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The image reveals dense clumps of gas and provides insights into how stars form.
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In this Webb image released on Oct. 22, 2026, we see a turbulent cauldron of star formation filled with dense clumps of gas. This region is named N159 and is located 161,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, one of the satellite galaxies orbiting the Milky Way galaxy. This region has a
2026-10-28 15:33 UTC