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    Webb captures Stellar Gymnastics in the Cartwheel Galaxy

    August 3, 2022, Categories  Astronomy/Space

    A large pink, speckled galaxy resembling a wheel with with a small, inner oval, with dusty blue in between on the right, with two smaller spiral galaxies about the same size to the left against a black background.
    Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI

    NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has peered into the chaos of the Cartwheel Galaxy, revealing new details about star formation and the galaxy’s central black hole. Webb’s powerful infrared gaze produced a detailed image of the Cartwheel and two smaller companion galaxies against a backdrop of many other galaxies. The image provides a new view of how the Cartwheel Galaxy has changed over billions of years.

    The Cartwheel Galaxy, located about 500 million light-years away in the Sculptor constellation, is a rare sight...

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