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Stunning Compact Galaxy Group Imaged By JWST

Posted on November 25, 2022December 15, 2024 by astrochange

Full 6 waveband Composite Image of Stephan’s Quintet In the ERO release images of this group of galaxies by NASA, much to do was made about their interaction. In the NASA release, NIrCam (near IR) and MIRI (mid IR) data were included in the composite images. While it was briefly mentioned in the news release,[…]

Stunning JWST Image Suggests Rapidly Rotating Black Hole in Galaxy’s Core (with video)

Posted on August 27, 2022October 2, 2023 by astrochange

On July 12th of this year, the world was gifted with 5 studies and a treasure trove of data and images, content released through NASA’s Early Release Observations (ERO) program for JWST (attribution at the foot of this page). The great thing about a public space agency: the fruits and products of the agency are[…]