Exploring the Cosmic Cliffs in 3D

This visualization presents a flight through the ethereal landscape of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s famous image nicknamed “Cosmic Cliffs.” These cliffs are a spectacular ridge of dust clouds, sparkling with a myriad of stars, along the edge of the nebula Gum 31. In a 3D exploration, the sequence examines features like dust pillars, stellar jets, and misty streams of ionized gas within this amazing vista. This video is a product of the AstroViz Project of NASA’s Universe of Learning.

Credits

Producer: Greg Bacon & Frank Summers (STScI), NASA’s Universe of Learning

Visualization: Greg Bacon, Ralf Crawford, Joseph DePasquale, Leah Hustak, Danielle Kirshenblat, Christian Nieves, Joseph Olmsted, Alyssa Pagan, & Frank Summers (STScI)