James Webb telescope captures stunning image of ‘Pillars of Creation’

By Asher Notheis

Published October 20, 2022 3:12pm ET

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James Webb telescope captures stunning image of ‘Pillars of Creation’ — This combination image provided by NASA on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, shows the Pillars of Creation as imaged by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope in 2014, left, and by NASA's James Webb Telescope, right. The new, near-infrared-light view from the James Webb Space Telescope helps us peer through more of the dust in the star-forming region, according to NASA.

A new image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope showcases the Pillars of Creation, located over 6,000 light-years away from Earth.

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