HUBBLE Many of the young stars in this image are surrounded by discs of gas and dust which may eventually produce planetary systems – so this cluster presents an opportunity to study stars like our Sun in their nascent stages. 3/4

A stellar view! This is NGC 1333, a nearby star-forming region. Webb’s sharp infrared vision lets us peer through the dusty veil to reveal newborn stars, brown dwarfs, and planetary mass objects. Read more: esawebb.org/images/potm240…

The James Webb Space Telescope does it again, this time pointing its gaze 960 light-years away. trib.al/p5yQbbS

Had a great discussion with Science Friday about our recent #JWST survey of "rogue" free-floating planetary-mass objects in a young stellar nursery. Thanks for having us on the show! 📢 You can listen to the radio broadcast here: