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Webb telescope captures new detail of Phantom Galaxy
The James Webb space telescope has revealed dazzling new detail of a previously known slice of the cosmos 32 million light-years away, in a new picture released by NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA).
The infrared technology of the telescope, launched in December 2021, has allowed for an even clearer view of the so-called Phantom Galaxy than astronomers had ever seen before.
Webb telescope captures colorful Cartwheel Galaxy
The James Webb Space Telescope has peered through time and huge amounts of dust to capture a new image of the Cartwheel Galaxy, revealing the spinning ring of color in unprecedented clarity, NASA and the European Space Agency said on Aug. 2.
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NASA Showed a Galaxy at 130 Million Light-years from Earth
US Space Agency NASA published a photo of spiral galaxy NGC 5714 in the Volovar constellation. It is about 130 million light-years from our planet.
The image of NGC 5714 is made with the Hubble Space Telescope with the ACS camera.
The Hubble Space Telescope Recorded the Fusion of Galaxies (Photos)
Scientists have acquired an early stage photo from a galactic fusion process thanks to the Hubble Space Telescope.
The two galaxies that were shot are some 350 million light years away from the Earth in the constellation Whale. The process is in an early stage. They will continue to converge for millions of years, and then become a homogeneous structure.
Stunning snakes of Medusa Nebula, shadow fate of the Sun (photos + video)
Astronomers using the ESO’s Very Large Telescope in Chile managed to look into the face of Medusa and give the world a clear image into the incredible ancient starburst.