ALT Gif of the Pillars of Creation, a star-forming region, seen by different space telescopes. The first, labeled “Hubble 1995,” is in visible light. It shows the tops of three murky brown pillars against a green-blue background. There are a few large magenta stars. The second, “Spitzer 2007,” shows tiny pillars in mint green against a red landscape. This infrared image is dotted with blue stars. Third is “Hubble 2014,” also in visible light. There are three brown pillars with a handful of stars. The background is yellow and green toward the bottom; blue and purple at the top. Next is a near-infrared image by Webb’s NIRCam. The pillars are semi-transparent and rust-red, rising from the bottom left to the top right. The background is dark blue. Countless yellow and white stars speckle the scene. Last is a mid-infrared image by Webb’s MIRI. It’s like the NIRCam version, but with far fewer stars. The pillars are an opaque gray-blue and resemble a ghostly hand. The background glows orange.

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