ALT Alt text from NASA: Webb’s near-infrared image shows the a star-forming region, the Pillars of Creation. The pillars are semi-opaque and rusty red-colored. The peaks of the second and third pillars are set off in darker shades of brown and have red outlines. The background is cast in darker blues and blacks, and stars in yellow and white of all sizes speckle the entire scene.

ALT Alt text from NASA: Hubble’s visible-light view of a star-forming region, the Pillars of Creation, shows darker pillars that rise from the bottom to the top of the screen, ending in three points. The background is opaque, set off in yellow and green toward the bottom and blue and purple at the top. A handful of stars of various sizes appear.