Cosmic fireworks

ATACAMA LARGE MILLIMETER/ SUBMILLIMETER ARRAY, HUBBLE, 2 JULY 2020

This composite shot reveals star formation in the cluster G286.21+0.17, about 8,000 lightyears away in the Carina region. A mosaic of 750 ALMA radio images and nine Hubble infrared images, it shows molecular gas clouds (purple) that will coalesce to create stars, and wisps of hot dust (yellow and red) – the remnants left when stellar winds from massive stars blast away the molecular clouds.