NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI
Day 22 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar: The Heart of a Tarantula. This image, made by the James Webb Space Telescope, features the Tarantula Nebula’s star-forming region, seen here about 161,000 light-years away. The nebula’s cavity has been hollowed out by radiation blasting from a cluster of massive young stars that sparkle pale blue in the image.
See the full advent calendar here, where a new image will be revealed each day until December 25.
