How can scientists see into the cloudy, dusty regions of space where stars form? They are studying another type of light, infrared, to learn more about these sites.

Credits:

Produced by the Space Telescope Science Institute Public Outreach Office.

• Narrated: Nicole Fonarow
• Writing: Joel Green and Vonessa Schulze
• Design: Léa Hustak

All images, illustrations and videos are courtesy of NASA and STScI, except:

• Animation of the Webb telescope, courtesy of NASA, SkyWorks Digital, Northrop Grumman, STScI
• Music courtesy of Associated Production Music (www.apm.com)
• Sound effects provided by FreeSound.org and SoundBible.com

Science operations of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, developed in partnership with the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency, are conducted by the AURA Space Telescope Science Institute.

Many thanks to Greg Bacon, John Godfrey, Hussein Jirdeh, Jason Kalirai, Brandon Lawton, Alexandra Lockwood, Marc Lussier, Charlie McWade, Bonnie Meinke, Joseph Olmsted, Roy Renza, Denise Smith and Frank Summers.

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