8 Stunning Images Captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope
Updated: Aug 14, 2024, 04:08 PM(IST)
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is the largest space telescope that is designed to capture infrared images of space. Here are 8 stunning images captured by the Webb Telescope.
This image captured by Webb shows two galaxies Penguin (NGC 2936) and an Egg (NGC 2937) together on the canvas of black space with thousands of stars and galaxies in the background.
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Rho Ophiuchi
This composite image of Rho Ophiuchi was taken by Webb. This cloud complex comprises many stars and gas and is about 390 light-years away from the Earth.
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Orion Nebula
This photo of the Orion Nebula shows the region of huge clouds where new stars are forming. Although it is located in the Milky Way galaxy, it is 1,500 light-years away from Earth.
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NGC 3627
The image shows the "barred" spiral galaxy NGC 3627 with a large white and purple glow in the middle, giving evidence of a supermassive black hole. Dust, gas, and stars spread throughout the galaxy.
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Crab Nebula
Captured by Webb, the picture shows the Crab Nebula, which is a remnant of a massive supernova. This high-resolution image shows the bright red and orange cloud making up the outer shell with a smokey blue interior.
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NGC 4449
This "starburst" galaxy NGC 4449, where new stars are forming, is located 12.5 million light years from Earth. This close view of the dwarf galaxy captured by Webb shows numerous glowing stars between warm-coloured clouds.
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NGC 6440
This image shows a dense star cluster NGC 6440 in the middle of our galaxy. This globular cluster is filled with old stars and dust tightly held together with the force of gravity.
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Horsehead Nebula
This sharp infrared photo of the famous Horsehead Nebula captures the top view of its "horse's mane". The cloud is made up of dust and gas and is considered best by astronomers to study how radiation from the stars connects with interstellar matter.
