This image shows Webb’s view of the blistering winds of hot gas from a dying star crashing into colder shells of dust and gas that were shed earlier in the star’s life. Like oil trying to push through water, the differences in density (and speed) of the material give the nebula this incredible structure.
Read moreA cornucopia is a horn-shaped basket that traditionally carries fruits and vegetables. There is nothing edible in this pair of galactic cornucopias but there are a bounty of stars, dust, and other ingredients than make up these two spiral galaxies, known as NGC 2207 (right) and IC 2163 (left), that we see face-on.
Read moreWithin these interpretations is an JWST image (RX J2129) taken by the Patrick Kelly team in the Institute for Astrophysics at University of Minnesota.
Read moreIn Webb’s view of NGC 6537 (the Red Spider Nebula) our Near-Infrared Camera reveals never-before-seen details of this planetary nebula, like the full extent of the nebula’s outstretched lobes, which form the legs of the spider.
Read moreThis outflow from a newly forming star gives this Herbig-Haro object (HH 49/50) its nickname, the “cosmic tornado”.
Read moreThis region of star formation contains the Pillars of Creation, which was made famous by the Hubble Space Telescope. Chandra detects X-rays from young stars in the region, including one embedded in a pillar. X-rays from Chandra (red and blue); infrared image from Webb (red, green, and blue)
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