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).






