NASA published an image article on Aug. 21, 2026, presenting a James Webb Space Telescope infrared image of part of the Carina Nebula, a star-forming region that is also home to the Cosmic Cliffs. The image was captured on Aug. 6, 2026.

The pictured feature, called the "Treasure Chest," is a cometary globule. According to the agency's description, a cometary globule is an isolated cloud of gas and dust with a dense, dark head and a sweeping tail.

NASA credits the image to ESA/Webb, NASA and CSA, with M. Reiter, and acknowledges M. H. Özsaraç.