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About 70 young stars sit inside one dark knot of gas in the Carina Nebula: ESA’s Webb Picture of the Month for August 2026 shows the Treasure Chest globule, 7,500 light years off, lit by a 19-solar-mass O-type star

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A stellar nursery the size of a city block holds a monster star waiting to reshape everything around it. The post About 70 young stars sit inside one dark knot of gas in the Carina Nebula: ESA’s Webb Picture of the Month for August 2026 sho…

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    About 70 young stars sit inside one dark knot of gas in the Carina Nebula: ESA’s Webb Picture of the Month for August 2026 shows the Treasure Chest globule, 7,500 light years off, lit by a 19-solar-mass O-type star