The Red Spider Nebula: An Introduction | James Webb Space Telescope FriendsofNASA.org: This new NASA/European Space Agency/Canadian Space Agency James Webb Space Telescope picture features a cosmic creepy-crawly called NGC 6537—the Red Spider Nebula. Using its Near-InfraRed Camera (NIRCam), Webb has revealed never-before-seen details in this picturesque planetary nebula with a rich backdrop of thousands of stars. Distance from Earth: 5,000 light years Planetary nebulae like the Red Spider Nebula

James Webb Space Telescope on Instagram: "The central star of this planetary nebula glows red, surrounded by a shroud of hot dust, in the new image from the #NIRCam instrument on the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope. In optical-wavelength images, however, like those from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, the central star appears faint and blue. 📷 @europeanspaceagency / Webb , @nasa , @canadianspaceagency , J. H. Kastner (Rochester Institute of Technology), N. Bartmann (ESA/Webb) Music