In this image of the Serpens Nebula from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers found a grouping of aligned protostellar outflows within one small region (the top left corner).

Home to billions of new-borne stars, the Pillars of Creation stretch several light-years in length and are 7,000 light-years away from Earth in the direction of the constellation Serpens.

Located in the constellation of Serpens, the Serpent, the Eagle Nebula is a very luminous open cluster of stars surrounded by dust and gas. The three pillars at the center of the image ...

M17 doesn't even know what constellation to call home - most of it lies in Sagittarius, but its northern edge crosses into Serpens. Yet no one can deny the stellar nursery's good looks.