The Cartwheel galaxy has been “stripped” thanks to the power of NASA and ESA’s James Webb telescope. Photo: EFE
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope continues to produce stunning photos. Now, their instruments have peered into the chaos of the galaxy Cart wheelrevealing new details about star formation and black holes.
This peculiar galaxy does not appear alone. Webb’s powerful infrared gaze captured a detailed snapshot of Cartwheel, but also of two companion galaxies smaller ones in the background of many other galaxies.
The snapshot, which also reveals the behavior of the black hole within the galactic center of the galaxy, provides a new insight into how it has changed over billions of years, American NASA and the European space agency (THIS).
The powerful infrared gaze of the James Webb telescope captured a detailed snapshot of Cartwheel, but also of two smaller companion galaxies against the backdrop of many other galaxies. Photo: EFE.
The Cartwheel galaxy, located about 500 million light years away in constellation of the sculptor, it’s an unusual sight Its appearance, very similar to that of a wagon wheel, is the result of an intense event: a high-speed collision between a large spiral galaxy and a smaller one, not visible in this image.
Collisions of galactic proportions always cause a cascade of different events and smaller of the galaxies involved; Cartwheel is no exception. The collision mainly affected its shape and structure.
This galaxy has two rings, one bright inside and one colored surrounding. These expand outward from the center of the collision, like ripples in a pond after a stone is thrown into it. Because of these distinctive features, astronomers call it the ring galaxy, a less common structure than spiral galaxies such as the Milky Way. hot fuck and the brightest areas are home to gigantic clusters of young stars.
Artist’s impression of the James Webb Space Telescope. Photo NASA-Beckwith
The outer ring, which has been expanding for about 440 million years, is dominated by the formation of stars and supernovae. As this ring expands, it penetrates the surrounding gas and triggers star formation.
It is not the first time that a telescope has captured an image of this stellar group – Hubble did, for example – but the dramatic galaxy has been shrouded in mystery due to the number of dust that obscures the viewNASA and ESA point out that the Webb, with its ability to detect infrared light, is now discovering new data on its nature.
For example, the information gathered by the MIRI tool reveals regions within the galaxy rich in hydrocarbons and other chemical compounds, as well as silicate dust.These regions form a series of spiral rays that essentially form the skeleton of the galaxy. These had already been seen in the Hubble observations published in 2018, but they become much more prominent in this Webb image.
This is the deepest image of the universe captured by man, and was made with the James Webb telescope of NASA and ESA. Photo: AP
Webb’s photo points out that Cartwheel is in a very transitional phase. The galaxy, which presumably was a normal spiral galaxy like the Milky Way before its collision, it will continue to transform. Although Webb offers a snapshot of the galaxy’s current state, it also provides a glimpse into what happened to this galaxy in the past and how it will evolve in the future.
The collaboration of NASA, ESA and Canadian CSA made possible the James Webb, which also has a Spanish holding and whose first image was known on 11 July.
in your account Twitter today NASA said: “Webb is on the move!”, while ESA wrote: “Who is ready for stellar gymnastics? This beautiful new image of Webb reveals new details about star formation and black holes”.
Source: Clarin