Sagittarius B2, the most active star-forming region in the heart of our Milky Way, looks dramatically different depending on the light. The near-infrared light captured by the James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) shows thousands of colorful stars. Webb’s MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument), on the other hand, shows more of the region’s gas and dust structure. Both instruments show the region in more detail than ever before. This will allow astronomers to dive into the data and look for clues as to why there is so much star formation happening here, while other areas of the galactic center are surprisingly lacking in star production. Credits: Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Adam Ginsburg (University of Florida), Nazar Budaiev (University of Florida), Taehwa Yoo (University of Florida); Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI) #NASAWebb #stars #JWST #StarFormation #infrared #astronomy #Sagittarius #JamesWebbSpaceTelescope #midinfrared #nearinfrared #MIRI #NIRCam #WebbSpaceTelescope #space