This image by the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope’s Near-InfraRed Camera (NIRCam) features the central region of the Chameleon I dark molecular cloud. The lights from numerous background stars can be seen as orange dots behind the cloud. (IMAGE)

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This image by the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope’s Near-InfraRed Camera (NIRCam) features the central region of the Chameleon I dark molecular cloud. The lights from numerous background stars can be seen as orange dots behind the cloud.

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This image by the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope’s Near-InfraRed Camera (NIRCam) features the central region of the Chameleon I dark molecular cloud. The lights from numerous background stars can be seen as orange dots behind the cloud.

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