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The Details Are Unreal in New Webb Image of Famous Horsehead Nebula

The Webb Telescope captured this image of the Horsehead Nebula that revealed the small-scale structures of its illuminated edge.
The Webb Telescope captured this image of the Horsehead Nebula that revealed the small-scale structures of its illuminated edge. Image: ESA/Webb, NASA, CSA, K. Misselt (University of Arizona) and A. Abergel (IAS/University Paris-Saclay, CNRS)

The Webb Space Telescope has given us another cosmic treat. The young observatory captured a closer look of the ethereal clouds of dust and gas that form the nearby Horsehead Nebula, illuminated by a companion star in the constellation Orion. – Passant Rabie Read More