Webb Opens Treasure Chest
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured an infrared image on Aug. 6, 2026, of part of the Carina Nebula, a star-forming region also home to the Cosmic Cliffs. The imaged feature, called the "Treasure Chest," is a cometary globule, an isolated cloud of gas and dust with a dense structure.
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured this Aug. 6, 2026, infrared image of part of the Carina Nebula, a star-forming region also home to the Cosmic Cliffs. This feature, called the “Treasure Chest,” is an object known as a cometary globule. A cometary globule is an isolated cloud of gas and dust with a dense, […]
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