Serpens Nebula: This image captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, showcases the Serpens nebula, a reflection nebula which is essentially a giant cloud of gas and dust that does not create its own light, but instead shines by reflecting the light from stars close to or within the nebula.

Orion Bar: This image taken by Webb’s NIRCam shows a part of the Orion Nebula known as the Orion Bar, a region where energetic ultraviolet light from the Trapezium Cluster — located off the upper-left corner — interacts with dense molecular clouds.

Cartwheel galaxy: This image of the Cartwheel and its companion galaxies is a composite from Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) and Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI), revealing details that are difficult to see in the individual images alone.

NGC 2566: The galaxy filling the frame in this James Webb Space Telescope image is NGC 2566, a spiral galaxy in the constellation Puppis. In this image Webb’s MIRI puts the thick clouds of interstellar dust that suffuse NGC 2566 on display, as well as the galaxy’s compact, bright core.

Crab Nebula: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has gazed at the Crab Nebula in the search for answers about the supernova remnant’s origins. Webb’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) and MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) have revealed new details in infrared light.

Horsehead Nebula: What looks like an apparition rising from whitecaps of interstellar foam is actually the iconic Horsehead Nebula, which has graced astronomy books ever since its discovery over a century ago.

NGC 2090: The NGC 2090, a spiral galaxy in the constellation Columba is showcased in this JWST image. NGC 2090 has two winding spiral arms and a giant central disc filled with swirling gas and dust