Detailed Images of the Carina Nebula Captured by Astronomers

Near-infrared images of the Carina Nebula with the same resolution expected of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, have been captured by astronomers via the Gemini South telescope in Chile. Carina Nebula, as defined by the Dublin City University, is a large and complex area containing massive stars and dusty molecular clouds in the constellation Carina in which stars are born. Patrick Hartigan, a professor of physics and astronomy at Rice University; Andrea Isella, an associate professor of physics and astronomy and of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences at Rice University; and Turlough Downes, a professor of mathematics and astrophysics at Dublin … Continue reading Detailed Images of the Carina Nebula Captured by Astronomers