Astronomically speaking,Westerlund 1is very young with an estimated age of between 3.5 million and five million years.
Some are upwards of two thousand times larger than our host star.
The creation of new stars in the Milky Way has slowed considerably as of late.
Several of the stars in the image exhibit Webb’s trademarkdiffraction spikes.
Red glowing gas can also be seen in the photo, illuminated by nearby stars.
