Aug 10, 2024, 07:54 PM IST
The Phantom Galaxy (M74), a face-on spiral galaxy about 32 million light-years away in Pisces, was vividly captured by the JWST in 2023. The image highlights its detailed spiral arms and central core.
Abell 2744, or Pandora’s Cluster, is a colossal galaxy cluster about 4 billion light-years away. The JWST’s 2023 image captures the faint, ghostly glow of intracluster stars, which have been stripped from their original galaxies.
The JWST’s 2023 image shows the nebula’s hourglass shape and "eye," created by material from a dying star. It also captures the central star and surrounding gas and dust.
The Ghost Galaxy (NGC 1052-DF2), located about 65 million light-years away in Cetus, appears almost transparent due to its faint, diffuse nature. The JWST’s 2023 image captures this unique quality in detail.
The Tarantula Nebula (30 Doradus), a vast star-forming region about 160,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, is vividly detailed in the JWST’s 2023 image. It reveals the complex web of gas and dust where new stars are born.
In June 2023, astronomers using JWST discovered a thread-like pattern of ten galaxies that formed just 830 million years after the Big Bang.
In November 2023, JWST unveiled new details in the heart of the Milky Way, focusing on the star-forming region known as Sagittarius C (Sgr C).
Stephan’s Quintet, a group of five galaxies about 290 million light-years away in Pegasus, is captured in intricate detail by the JWST’s 2022 image.
The JWST’s 2023 image highlights the galaxy’s bright core and the surrounding ring of star formation.