Other galaxies

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Launched on December 25, reached its destination in January, it's now sending back satellite imagery to data engineers here on Earth. A fortnight ago, it was all celebration at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland, as NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope unfolded in space. This is the first crystal-clear image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. Related

The James Webb Space Telescope has done it again! Another spectacular image of the universe!

The Heart Shaped Antennae Galaxies Image Credit & Copyright: Kent E. Biggs Explanation: Are these two galaxies really attracted to each other? Yes, gravitationally, and the result appears as an enormous iconic heart — at least for now. Pictured is the pair of galaxies cataloged as NGC 4038 and NGC 4039,known as the Antennae Galaxies. Because they are only 60 million light years away, close by intergalactic standards, the pair is one of the best studied interacting galaxies on the night…

At first glance, the galaxy NGC 4151 looks like an average spiral. Examine its center more closely, though, and you can spot a bright smudge that stands out

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