A new 527-megapixel image captures two open star clusters, NGC 456 and NGC 460, orbiting our Milky Way galaxy. The image uses two different telescopes, the Hubble Space Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope, to show the intricate details of both clusters.

Some of these open clusters are pretty famous, such as the Pleiades cluster, also known as the Seven Sisters. This is relatively close to Earth, just 444 light-years away. Others are much more distant, such as NGC 460 and NGC 456. They reside in a nearby galaxy, the Small Magellanic Cloud, and are the subject of today's post.

This stunning 527-megapixel composite reveals both visible and infrared views of young stars, ionized gas, and dust filaments, offering scientists a glimpse into early-universe-like conditions and active star formation.