8 stunning images of stars shared by NASA

The US space agency NASA regularly posts amazing images of the universe, stars, and galaxies as its astronomy picture of the day.

Webb's infrared data, revealing infant stars that flare and produce X-rays, is a valuable tool for astronomers studying stars at the closest location, Rho Opiuchi.

Webb's research on the Orion Nebula, a distant region, showcases the gas and dust that will contribute to the galaxy's next set of stars.

Webb's research on a spiral galaxy, revealing a supermassive black hole and dust, gas, and stars, is supported by optical data from @NASAHubble.

Webb's X-rays reveal the vast MACS J0416 galaxy cluster, containing hundreds of individual galaxies in a reservoir of superheated gas, accompanied by Chandra's X-rays in purple.

NGC 2467, discovered in the 19th century, is a star-forming region in the southern constellation of Puppis. It is a vast cloud of gas, mostly hydrogen, that serves as an incubator for new stars.

The Omega Nebula, located 5,500 light-years from Earth, is a hotbed of star formation, characterized by wave-like gas patterns illuminated by ultraviolet radiation from nearby new stars.

NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer image captures Zeta Ophiuchi, a hot blue star, creating a bow shock in dust clouds, surrounded by blue stars and wispy ribbons.

NASA's Hubble and Spitzer telescopes captured an image of NGC 6240, two colliding galaxies, in a rare phase before merging into a larger galaxy, surrounded by foreground stars.