Cat's head in space - NASA telescopes photographed the process of star formation in the Carina Nebula The Hubble and James Webb telescopes captured images of a unique structure in the Carina Nebula, which is 7,500 light-years away from Earth. Due to its resemblance to the silhouette of a sitting pet, the object is called the "Cat's Head Nebula". Its glowing "eye" is a young star shrouded in dust, and the yellow plume around it is gas ionized by ultraviolet radiation from neighboring stars.