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Webb telescope captures stellar jets in NGC 7129

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope reveals hidden stars and protostars within the glowing gases of NGC 7129.

Key points

  • NASA's James Webb Space Telescope released a new image of NGC 7129 on Oct. 6, 2026.
  • The stellar nursery resides about 3,300 light-years from Earth.
  • The image reveals numerous stars and protostars formerly hidden by dust clouds.

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has revealed many protostars and stars within the glowing gases of NGC 7129. Hot, atomic hydrogen gas is shown here in the golden region, while cooler, molecular hydrogen gas, shocked by embedded protostars, is represented in red.

An image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope released on Oct. 6, 2026, reveals a cauldron of cosmic creation. Webb has unveiled numerous stars formerly hidden by clouds of dust in a stellar nursery known as NGC 7129, which resides about 3,300 light-years from Earth.