Webb reveals a stellar nursery in the Carina Nebula
Webb’s new image reveals a dust pillar in the Carina Nebula, 7,500 light‑years away, where star formation is excavating the pillar’s head to create an open lid. Inside sits a 1.3‑million‑year‑old cluster of about 70 young stars, including a massive 19‑solar‑mass giant.
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The pillar’s ‘open lid’ is carved by the very stars it’s birthing.
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At only 1.3 million years old, the cluster’s massive 19‑solar‑mass star will explode long before the nebula disperses.