#westerlund2

[jameswebb-discoveries]

This JWST Image of Westerlund 2 Feels Like Cosmic Fireworks for New Year's

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!

[itsfullofstars]

Westerlund 2 by NASA Hubble https://flic.kr/p/28ooby1

[wonders-of-the-cosmos]

Celestial Fireworks: Into Star Cluster Westerlund 2

What if you could go directly to a cluster where the stars are forming? This animation was done with 3D computer modeling of the region around the star cluster Westerlund 2, based on Hubble Space Telescope images in visible and infrared light. Westerlund 2 covers about 10 light-years and is about 20 thousand light years distant towards the constellation Keel of the ship (Carina). As the illustrative animation begins, the larger Gum 29 nebula fills the screen with the young group of bright stars visible in the center. Stars pass your finger as you approach the cluster. Soon, your imaginary vessel rotates and you pass over the interstellar gas and dust pillars during the light year. Strong winds and radiations from young, massive stars destroy all but the densest clumps of dust, leaving these pillars in their shadows - many pointing back to the center of the cluster. Lastly, you move to the top of the set of stars and search hundreds of the most gigantic stars known.

Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble, J. Anderson et al. (STScI); Acknowledgment: The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA), A. Nota (ESA/STScI), the Westerlund 2 Science Team, and the ES

[cldrb]

Pilares e tentáculos de poeira são esculpidos pela ação de ventos estelares poderosos em Westerlund 2. . Pillars and tentacles of dust are sculpted by strong stellar winds in Westerlund 2. Credit: NASA/Hubble . #nasa #hubble #westerlund2 #space #espaço #spacetelescope #telescopioespacial #telescope #telescópio #star #estrela #vento #wind #poderoso #strong #pilar #pillars #tentaculos #tentacles #observatoriog1 #astrogram #sculpted #esculpido

[auroralunaclothing]

[blasteffect]

The star cluster Westerlund 2

This image shows the sparkling centerpiece of Hubble's 25th anniversary tribute. Westerlund 2 is a giant cluster of about 3000 stars located 20 000 light-years away in the constellation Carina.

Hubble's near-infrared imaging camera pierces through the dusty veil enshrouding the stellar nursery, giving astronomers a clear view of the dense concentration of stars in the central cluster.

Credit:

NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA), A. Nota (ESA/STScI), and the Westerlund 2 Science Team

[palheodo]

[Lại đú trend] Đây là cái đống sao tên là Westerlund 2 đã hai chẹo năm tuổi được Kính viễn vọng không gian Hubble của Nasa chụp vào ngày 30/11/2014, đẹp rực rỡ tráng lệ quá phải không quý zị 😌💫 Đội ơn Nasa đã cho em biết ngày sinh của em có sự kiện này, sẵn nhắc khéo em chúc mừng sinh nhật cái kính Hubble 25 chủi ahihi 🥳 #westerlund2 #nasa #25thanniversarynasahubblespacetelescope #whatdidhubbleseeonyourbirthday #sagittarius https://www.instagram.com/p/B-eduOuJW0N/?igshid=107ezbbas9dlz

[cldrb]

Esta imagem obtida pelo Hubble mostra o aglomerado estelar Westerlund 2. Suas estrelas já limparam a maior parte do gás e da poeira que sobraram de sua formação. This picture taken by the Hubble telescope shows Westerlund 2 star cluster. The stars already cleaned the most of the gas and dust that remained from its formation. Credit: NASA/ESA/Hubble Heritage/A. Nota #nasa #esa #hubble #heritage #star #estrela #aglomerado #cluster #westerlund2 #astrogram #observatoriog1 #massive #massivo #gas #porira #dust #formação #formation