Journey to The Cat's Head Nebula in Carina | Hubble & Webb Space Telescopes

Journey to The Cat's Head Nebula in Carina | Hubble & Webb Space Telescopes

The NASA/European Space Agency Hubble and the NASA/European Space Agency/Canadian Space Agency James Webb Space Telescopes recently stared at an eerie star-forming scene within the Carina Nebula, a massive gas and dust cloud located approximately 7,500 light-years away from Earth. The two telescopes offer complementary views of the shadowy form, nicknamed the Cat’s Head Nebula. Hubble’s visible-light view shows the cat as a dark, elongated dust pillar and hints of young forming stars, while Webb’s infrared-light imagery unveils many stars and other hidden details.

Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, J. Depasquale (STScI), ESO, Digitized Sky Survey 2, N. Bartmann (ESA/Webb), J. Emerson, M. Irwin, J. Lewis, E. Slawik, N. Risinger, D. De Martin
Duration: 1 minute
Release Date: Oct. 29, 2026

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