NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Inspects Cat’s Paw - UNIVERSE

To celebrate its third year of revealing stunning scenes of the cosmos in infrared light, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has “clawed” back the thick, dusty layers of a section within the Cat’s Paw Nebula (NGC 6334).

NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope team released this image of the Cat’s Paw Nebula on July 10, 2025, in honor of the telescope’s third anniversary. Webb’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera)  revealed never-before-seen structural details and features: Massive young stars carve away at nearby gas and dust, while their bright starlight produces a bright nebulous glow represented in blue. As a consequence of these massive stars’ lively behavior, the local star formation process will eventually come to a stop.

Take a tour through this section of the Cat’s Paw Nebula.

Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI 

Source: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Inspects Cat’s Paw - NASA