James Webb telescope finds one of our galaxy's rarest stars inside the 'Treasure Chest' globule — Space photo of the week

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Orange gas floats in deep space.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured the "Treasure Chest," a cometary globule in the star-forming Carina Nebula, on Aug. 6, 2026 (Image credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, M. Reiter; Acknowledgment: M. H. Özsaraç)
Quick facts

What it is: The Treasure Chest, a cometary globule in the Carina Nebula star-forming region

Where it is: 7,500 light-years away, in the constellation Carina (the Keel)

When it was shared: Aug. 21, 2026

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