# @europeanspaceagency on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DPZ0FHaDA9Y
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/35581659-europeanspaceagency-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/a9e8879bd4.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-10-04T22:01:42.000+00:00

## Caption

A stellar nursery like no other ✨

@esawebb has zoomed in on Sagittarius B2 — the most massive star-forming cloud in the Milky Way.

Just a few hundred light-years from our galaxy’s central black hole, this cosmic giant holds only 10% of the galactic centre’s gas… yet gives birth to half its stars.

With Webb’s near-infrared and mid-infrared eyes, astronomers can peer through thick veils of dust to spot newborn stars, glowing gas, and cocoons of material still too dense for light to escape.

Swipe to see:
- Webb’s NIRCam view — where colourful stars shine through.
- Webb’s MIRI view — where glowing dust reveals stellar nurseries in striking detail.

By comparing these images, scientists hope to uncover why Sagittarius B2 is so extraordinarily productive — and what its secrets can teach us about star formation across the galaxy.

📹 @NASA, @europeanspaceagency, @canadianspaceagency, @space_telescopes, A. Ginsburg (@uflorida), N. Budaiev (University of Florida), T. Yoo (University of Florida), A. Pagan (STScI), N. Bartmann (ESA/Webb); @creativecommons BY 4.0
📸 NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, A. Ginsburg (University of Florida); Image Processing: A. Pagan (STScI); CC BY 4.0

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
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| ESA - European Space Agency | @europeanspaceagency | https://gondola.cc/europeanspaceagency | Government Organization |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Producer |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Editor |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Social Media Manager |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Publisher |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Copywriter |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Community Manager |

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