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James Webb telescope’s ‘starlit mountaintop’ could be the observatory’s best image yet — Space photo of the week

James Webb telescope’s ‘starlit mountaintop’ could be the observatory’s best image yet — Space photo of the week

QUICK FACTS What it is: Pismis 24, a young star cluster Where it is: 5,500 light-years away, in the constellation Scorpius When it was shared: Sept. 4, 2025 A craggy mountain peak, a tower, perhaps even a finger — in this new celestial dreamscape from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), something seems to be pointing at a cluster of …

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James Webb telescope’s ‘starlit mountaintop’ could be the observatory’s best image yet — Space photo of the week

James Webb telescope’s ‘starlit mountaintop’ could be the observatory’s best image yet — Space photo of the week

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI, A. Pagan (STScI) QUICK FACTS What it is: Pismis 24, a young star cluster Where it is: 5,500 light-years away, in the constellation Scorpius When it was shared: Sept. 4, 2025 A craggy mountain peak, a tower, …

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