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NASA’s Webb telescope captures view of Pillars of Creation

"The three-dimensional pillars look like majestic rock formations, but are far more permeable. These columns are made up of cool interstellar gas and dust that appear-at times-semi-transparent in near-infrared light," the agency said in a statement.

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The new portrait "will help researchers revamp their models of star formation by identifying far more precise counts of newly formed stars, along with the quantities of gas and dust in the region," said the statement. "Over time, they will begin to build a clearer understanding of how stars form and burst out of these dusty clouds over millions of years."