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As 2025 wraps up like a cosmic gift, the James Webb Space Telescope just dropped its final stunner: Westerlund 2, a glittering star cluster exploding with newborn stars, brown dwarfs, and planet-forming chaos, all nestled in a fiery nebula 20,000 light-years away. It's like Hubble's anniversary pic on steroids—Webb's infrared eyes pierce the dust to reveal secrets we never knew were there. Massive stars sculpting flames from gas, faint lights of baby stars emerging… this isn't just an image, it's a window into the universe's wild nursery. Feels like the perfect, awe-inspiring send-off to the year, reminding us there's always more to discover. Dive deeper into this glittering farewell and what it means for astronomy—check out the full breakdown here: Who's ready for 2026's space surprises? Tag a stargazer friend!

Some 4,100 light years away in the Sagittarius constellation, a stellar nursery births new stars. Known as Messier 8, or the Lagoon Nebula, this region is one of the most visible nebulas from Earth. It is filled with turbulent gases and dark strands of dust.  (Image credit: J. Drudis and C. Sasse; via APOD) Read the full article

The Sun formed about 4.6 billion years ago when a giant molecular cloud of hydrogen and helium collapsed. #FACT

Credit: ESO

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope just captured a stunning view of Pismis 24, a star cluster in the Lobster Nebula, 5,500 light-years away in Scorpius!  This cosmic nursery is bursting with massive stars, like the binary Pismis 24-1 (74 & 66 solar masses), sculpting dramatic spires of gas and dust with their intense radiation. Webb’s infrared image reveals a glittering scene of star birth, with colors showing ionized gas, dust, and dense clouds. Want to see the cosmic chaos? Check out the full story here. https://www.jameswebbdiscovery.com/discoveries/james-webb-space-telescope-unveils-star-birth-in-pismis-24.

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