Imaging recource: Webb captures a stunning image of Cartwheel Galaxy, revealing critical details about star formation

It's time to check out a brand-new image from the $10B James Webb Space Telescope. Scientists have revealed a brilliant new image of the Cartwheel Galaxy, revealing important new details about star formation. The Cartwheel Galaxy, also known as ESO 350-40 or PGC 2248, is a lenticular galaxy and ring galaxy located roughly 500 million light-years from Earth in the Sculptor constellation. Its unusual, wheel-like appearance is due to a high-speed collision between a large spiral galaxy and a smaller galaxy that isn't visible. Due to...
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