US and European space agencies have released the latest image from space infrared
The image shows new features of star formation, as well as a black hole at the center of the Cartwheel. All thanks to Webb's powerful infrared devices.
The new image shows not only the Cartwheel, but also two smaller galaxies. Also, all the smaller objects in the background are galaxies.
Photo: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI
The galaxy's resemblance to a cartwheel appearedas a result of an ancient collision between it and a smaller galaxy. The Cart Wheel has two rings - a bright inner one and a colorful outer one. “Both expand outward from the center of impact, like ripples in a pond after a rock is thrown into it,” NASA noted in a blog post.
This type of "ring galaxy" with its unique characteristics is much rarer than spiral galaxies such as the Milky Way.
Photos of "Webb" were also compared with the old onesHubble images. The James Webb Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) has the unique ability to peer through the cosmic dust that obscures much of the detail in the veteran telescope's earlier image.
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