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Giant Cosmic Cat Spotted!
The Brief
- Hubble and James Webb telescopes observed a star-forming region in the Carina Nebula, about 7,500 light-years from Earth, nicknamed the Cat's Head Nebula.
- Hubble's visible-light view shows the cat as a dark, elongated dust pillar with hints of young forming stars.
- Webb's infrared view reveals many stars and other hidden details in the same scene.
Why watch · It compares visible-light and infrared views of the same star-forming structure, showing what each telescope can reveal.
- Carina Nebula
- Cat's Head Nebula
- Hubble
- James Webb
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Pspspsp! Just in time for Halloween, NASA’s Hubble and 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, which reflects the “magical” process of star formation. 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. For more information, visit science.nasa.gov/mission/hubble Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Paul Morris: Lead Producer Music Credit: "Heavy Haunting" by Jamie Westgarth Shield [PRS] and Tom Prendergast [PRS] via Being Human Music [PRS] and Universal Production Music This video can be freely shared and downloaded at https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/15115. While the video in its entirety can be shared without permission, the music and some individual imagery may have been obtained through permission and may not be excised or remixed in other products. Specific details on such imagery may be found here: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/15115. For more information on NASA’s media guidelines, visit https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/guidelines/index.html. See more Hubble videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiuUQ9asub3Ta8mqP5LNiOhOygRzue8kN Follow NASA's Hubble Space Telescope: · Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NASAHubble · X: https://twitter.com/NASAHubble · Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/NASAHubble · Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahubble --- If you liked this video, subscribe to the NASA Goddard YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/NASAGoddard Follow NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center · Instagram http://www.instagram.com/nasagoddard · X http://twitter.com/NASAGoddard · Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NASAGoddard · Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc