Free Astronomy Magazine November-December 2025

NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2025 W ebb captured this sparkling scene of star birth in Pismis 24, a young star cluster about 5,500 light-years from Earth in the con- stellation Scorpius. This region is one of the best places to explore the properties of hot young stars and how they evolve. [NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; Image Processing: A. Pagan (STScI)]