Three Things I'm Curious About This Week #5

The latest photos from the James Webb Space Telescope, featuring the Pillars of Creation. This ethereal looking formation is five light years across.

Clouds of dust stretch across a black and orange background that is dotted with stars. The dust clouds resemble an outstretched hand. — Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Alyssa Pagan (STScI)

2. This fabric scrapbook from the late 1800s, assembled by Hannah Ditzler Alspaugh, and featuring scraps and descriptions of her clothing.

A page from a vintage scrapbook features swatches of fabric that have been sewn onto the pages. Handwritten descriptions describe each one. — Photo courtesy of Naperville Heritage Society via Slate.

3. This map by cartographer Jeff Allen, which shows Canada’s population by longitude. There sure is a lot of big empty space in the middle of the country!