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[โ€“] objectionist@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

god, i am SO happy that JWST exists; these photos are just fuckin beautiful, periodt

[โ€“] Sarsaparilla@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I remember once spending hours looking at Hubble's Pillar's of Creation, and now we have the gifts of JWST. Look at the detail in that nebula ... the baby stars! It's so beautiful! โค๏ธ