HAUNTING! NASA James Webb Telescope Pillars of Creation photo is simply fantastic

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Don't be scared! NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured a haunting photo that reveals dust and structures out there in deep space that it has dubbed as the Pillars of Creation. Explaining the image, NASA on Friday said, "This is not an ethereal landscape of time-forgotten tombs. Nor are these soot-tinged fingers reaching out. These pillars, flush with gas and dust, enshroud stars that are slowly forming over many millennia. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has snapped this eerie, extremely dusty view of the Pillars of Creation in mid-infrared light – showing us a new view of a familiar landscape."

Also, answering the question why does mid-infrared light set such a chilling mood in James Webb Space Telescope's Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) image, the research organisation said, "Interstellar dust cloaks the scene. And while mid-infrared light specializes in detailing where dust is, the stars aren't bright enough at these wavelengths to appear. Instead, these looming, leaden-hued pillars of gas and dust gleam at their edges, hinting at the activity within."

Thousands and thousands of stars have been given birth in this region. This is made plain when examining Webb's recent Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) image. In MIRI's view, the majority of the stars appear missing. This is because many newly formed stars are no longer surrounded by enough dust to be detected in mid-infrared light. Instead, MIRI observes young stars that have not yet cast off their dusty cloaks. These are the crimson orbs toward the fringes of the pillars. In contrast, the blue stars that dot the scene are aging, which means they have shed most of their layers of gas and dust.

It can be known that the mid-infrared light excels at observing gas and