The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a space telescope designed to conduct infrared astronomy. As the largest telescope in space, it is equipped with high-resolution and high-sensitivity instruments, allowing it to view objects too old, distant, or faint for the Hubble Space Telescope. This enables investigations across many fields of astronomy and cosmology such as observation of the first stars and the formation of the first galaxies and detailed atmospheric characterization of exoplanets.
According to scientists, our universe is expanding at a staggering speed, with several mysteries surrounding it. Recently, the NASA James Webb Space Telescope captured some stunning and mysterious images of space.
Here are 5 mysterious images of space captured by the NASA James Webb Space Telescope
1. MRG-M0138
This galaxy was spotted in a massive galaxy cluster called MACS J0138.0-2155. Through the gravitational lensing effect, this galaxy appears warped by the powerful gravity of the intervening galaxy cluster.
2. Galaxy cluster SPT-CL J0615-5746
With the help of Webb’s telescope, scientists discovered five young massive star clusters in the Cosmic Gems arc. Young galaxies in the early universe underwent significant burst phases of star formation, generating substantial amounts of ionizing radiation. However, because of their cosmological distance, direct studies of their stellar content have proven challenging.
3. Galaxy NGC 6822
This image of the galaxy was obtained from the data captured by Webb’s MIRI and NIRCam instruments. Resembling curling flames from a campfire, this magnificent nebula in a neighboring galaxy is giving astronomers new insight into the fierce birth of stars, as it may have more commonly happened in the early universe.
4. Galaxy NGC 5068
This galaxy is located about 17 million light-years from Earth, which showcases star formation activities. In Webb’s high-resolution infrared images, the gas and dust stand out in stark shades of orange and red and show finer spiral shapes with the appearance of jagged edges, though these areas are still diffuse.
5. Galaxy cluster
This cluster is located about 6.3 billion light-years from Earth. This image helped scientists understand the early stages of star formation in distant galaxies. Galaxy clusters are the largest objects in the universe that are held together by their own gravity. They contain hundreds or thousands of galaxies, lots of hot plasma, and a large amount of invisible dark matter.
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