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FS Tau
FS Tau Side by Side (Webb and Hubble Image)
This side-by-side image compares NASA’s Hubble and James Webb space telescopes’ observations of star system FS Tau. Hubble’s observation provides a clear view of protostar FS Tau B, its dusty protoplanetary disk, and an astrophysical jet, assigned the color cyan in this image. However, the...
FS Tau
FS Tau (Webb Image)
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captures the infrared light from bright protostars in young star system FS Tau. FS Tau A, a pair of protostars that creates the largest diffraction pattern slightly to the left of center, is about half the mass of our Sun. FS Tau B, the orange protostar...
Terzan 5
Terzan 5 (Webb and Hubble Image)
Terzan 5 is a stellar system orbiting within the Milky Way galaxy’s bulge, which is an incredibly bright, crowded central region of the galaxy. Not only are stars within the bulge tightly packed together — every bit of this region is laced with thick clouds of gas and dust. NASA’s James Webb...
Centaurus A
Centaurus A Context Image (ESO and Webb Images)
The above ground-based image of nearby galaxy Centaurus A from the European Southern Observatory (top left) puts the near-infrared and mid-infrared views from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope image into context.
Centaurus A
Centaurus A Crop (NIRCam and MIRI Image)
This combined view of Centaurus A from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope pairs observations from the Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) and Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI). Webb’s infrared vision exposes a warped disk of gas and dust left behind by a collision with another galaxy billions of years ago.
Centaurus A
Centaurus A (MIRI Image)
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) reveals the nearby galaxy Centaurus A, exposing the dusty structures and hidden activity that shape this unusual system. Webb’s infrared vision pierces thick lanes of dust that obscure much of the galaxy in visible light,...
Abell S103
Abell S103 with Pullout of GLIMPSE-17775 (NIRCam Image)
The little red dot that would come to be known as GLIMPSE-17775 was fortunately included in NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s field of view as it was observing galaxy cluster Abell S1063 for a different scientific purpose. GLIMPSE-17775 is located behind the galaxy cluster and has a...
Comet 3I/ATLAS
Comet 3I/ATLAS chemical contents (NIRSpec Image)
The NIRSpec (Near-Infrared Spectrograph) instrument on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope can map specific chemical and molecular signatures, as seen here in its three images of comet 3I/ATLAS, each highlighting a part of the comet’s contents. Researchers use NIRSpec’s Integral Field Unit,...
Saturn
Saturn (Webb NIRCam Image)
This infrared view of Saturn was captured Nov. 29, 2024, by NASA?s James Webb Space Telescope. Observing the planet in infrared wavelengths allows Webb to reveal details of Saturn?s atmosphere and rings that can?t be seen in visible light. In this view, Saturn?s rings appear exceptionally...
29 Cygni b
29 Cygni b (NIRCam coronagraphic image)
Astronomers used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to directly image 29 Cygni b, which weighs 15 times Jupiter. They found evidence for heavy chemical elements like carbon and oxygen, which strongly suggests it formed like a planet by accretion within a protoplanetary disk, and not like a star...
M82
Starburst Galaxy M82 (Webb and Hubble Close-up)
Edge-on spiral galaxy Messier 82 (M82) has been an object of study by many observatories over the years, including NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and most recently the James Webb Space Telescope. This side-by-side comparison shows the same region of M82 as seen by Hubble (left) and Webb...
M82
Starburst Galaxy M82 (Webb Image)
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope recently observed edge-on starburst galaxy Messier 82 (M82), nicknamed the Cigar Galaxy. Webb’s near-infrared-light view is a snapshot in time, revealing a scene that has been evolving over a couple hundred million years. In near-infrared light, astronomers can...
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NGC 7027
Planetary Nebula NGC 7027 in Infrared Light
A 1998 Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 7027.
