https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/james-webb-telescope-finds-a-cosmic-cloud-of-creation-buried-in-the-sword-of-orionContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/james-webb-telescope-finds-a-cosmic-cloud-of-creation-buried-in-the-sword-of-orionhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/james-webb-telescope-finds-a-cosmic-cloud-of-creation-buried-in-the-sword-of-orion#u12913Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:36:44 +0000The James Webb Space Telescope has imaged the OMC-2 cosmic cloud in the Sword of Orion. The images reveal newborn stars, glowing gas, and sculpted jets. Astronomers observed the entire lifecycle of star formation in a single view of the Orion A molecular cloud.What's confirmed:The James Webb Space Telescope captured every main stage of star formation in the Orion A molecular cloud.The OMC-2 cosmic cloud is located in the Sword of Orion.Images of OMC-2 show newborn stars, glowing gas, and sculpted jets.The telescope's NIRCam captured stellar embryos, protoplanetary disks, and maturing star