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James Webb telescope snaps mesmerizing image of Cartwheel Galaxy - Livescience.com

James Webb telescope snaps mesmerizing image of Cartwheel Galaxy - Livescience.com

James Webb telescope snaps mesmerizing image of Cartwheel Galaxy - Livescience.com
Aug 04, 2022 57 secs

A stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope captures the gorgeous Cartwheel Galaxy in never-before-seen detail.

The Cartwheel Galaxy is a chaotic galaxy shrouded in hot dust, 500 million light-years from Earth.

"Its appearance, much like that of the wheel of a wagon, is the result of an intense event — a high-speed collision between a large spiral galaxy and a smaller galaxy not visible in this image," NASA representatives said in a statement (opens in new tab). .

The collision took place at the center of the Cartwheel Galaxy, which created two visible rings that spread out from the impact site.

Related: Webb space telescope has just imaged another most-distant galaxy, breaking its record after a week .

Two smaller, companion galaxies sit to the left of the Cartwheel Galaxy, with many more galaxies in the background. .

—See the deepest image ever taken of our universe, captured by James Webb Telescope .

While the Hubble Space Telescope also captured images of the Cartwheel Galaxy, the James Webb Space Telescope's infrared camera reveals more stars than could be seen in visible light.

The James Webb Space Telescope launched on Dec.

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