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Here are 2 newly released images taken by the NASA/ESA/CSA Webb Telescope of Sagittarius B2, a massive and active star-forming region located ~300 light-years from the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy.

The 2nd image, by the MIRI instrument, reveals thick glowing cosmic dust heated by very young massive stars.

Sagittarius B2 is the most productive molecular cloud in the region; with 10% of the galactic center’s gas, it produces 50% of its stars.

https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasas-webb-explores-largest-star-forming-cloud-in-milky-way/
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