There are a lot of space images on offer today if you were excited for yesterday's deep field image. Four more images showing off the capabilities of the world's most powerful space telescope have been released by NASA.

The Cosmic Cliffs are the mountains of the Carina Nebula. There is a cloud of dust and gas in the sky. These huge, hot young stars give off stellar winds which shape the gas into these stunning structures, and studying the region can help to learn about how common these young stars are. The nebula is located 7,600 light-years away and was captured with two cameras.

This landscape of “mountains” and “valleys” speckled with glittering stars is actually the edge of a nearby, young, star-forming region called NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula.
This landscape of “mountains” and “valleys” speckled with glittering stars is actually the edge of a nearby, young, star-forming region called NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula. Captured in infrared light by NASA’s new James Webb Space Telescope, this image reveals for the first time previously invisible areas of star birth. NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI

The second image shows a group of planets locked together. Four of the five members of Stephan's Quintet are very close together and are merging to give scientists information about how galaxies grow larger and evolve over time. This is the largest image to date, covering a huge area. The closest of the group to the sun is 40 million light-years away.

Stephan’s Quintet, imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope.
Stephan’s Quintet, a visual grouping of five galaxies, is best known for being prominently featured in the holiday classic film, “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Today, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope reveals Stephan’s Quintet in a new light. This enormous mosaic is Webb’s largest image to date, covering about one-fifth of the Moon’s diameter. It contains over 150 million pixels and is constructed from almost 1,000 separate image files. The information from Webb provides new insights into how galactic interactions may have driven galaxy evolution in the early universe. NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI

A dying star throws off layers of dust and gas in the form of the Southern Ring Nebula. It's hard to see the structure of the nebula in the visible light range because the dust and gas spread out into space. It's possible to peer inside the dusty shell and see the nebula under it. The image on the left shows the same structure in different wavelength, while the image on the right shows something different.

Two stars imaged by the James Webb telescope. The stars – and their layers of light – are prominent in the image from Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) on the left, while the image from Webb’s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) on the right shows for the first time that the second star is surrounded by dust.
Two stars, which are locked in a tight orbit, shape the local landscape. Webb’s infrared images feature new details in this complex system. The stars – and their layers of light – are prominent in the image from Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) on the left, while the image from Webb’s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) on the right shows for the first time that the second star is surrounded by dust. The brighter star is in an earlier stage of its stellar evolution and will probably eject its own planetary nebula in the future. NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI

Today's last treat is an analysis of the light coming from a distant planet. Water can be seen in the atmosphere of the planet WASP-96 b. It takes three and a half Earth days for this gas giant to reach its star and it has a surface temperature of over 1000F.

A chart demonstrating the atmospheric composition of Hot Gas Giant Exoplanet WASP-96b.
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured the distinct signature of water, along with evidence for clouds and haze, in the atmosphere surrounding a hot, puffy gas giant planet orbiting a distant Sun-like star. NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI

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