Using the James Webb and Hubble space telescopes, researchers have captured how long it takes for clouds of gas and dust to condense to form stars

By Michael Dalton

13 May 2026

ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Pedrini, A. Adamo (Stockholm University) and the FEAST JWST team

This stunning image, taken by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), shows a stellar nursery inside the galaxy Messier 51 (M51).