Second image of ‘Pillars of Creation’ taken by James Webb releases

A second photo of the famous "Pillars of Creation," taken by the brand-new super-space telescope James Webb, has been released by the US space agency Nasa.

This week, Webb's Mid-Infrared Instrument provides a representation of the active star-forming zone (MIRI).

Last week, the Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) of the observatory, which is located 6,500 light-years from Earth, was highlighting this extraordinary location.

The pillars lie at the heart of what astronomers refer to as Messier 16 (M16), or the Eagle Nebula.

They are the subject of intense study. Many telescopes are pointed in their direction to try to understand the physics and the chemistry in play as new stars are birthed in great clouds of gas and dust.