James Webb Space Telescope teams up with NASA X-ray observatory for a stunning look at the universe (photos)
. The new composite image shows several areas, especially in its outer arms, emitting intense X-ray radiation, shown in purple. According to NASA, these areas represent super-dense objects, such as neutron stars and black holes, that are pulling material into the galaxy.
NGC 1672 is a spiral galaxy, but one that astronomers refer to as a"barred" spiral. In regions close to their centers, the arms of barred spiral galaxies are mostly in a straight band of stars across the center that encloses the core, as opposed to other spirals that have arms that twist all the way to their core., located about 32 million light-years away from us.
Messier 74 is nicknamed the Phantom Galaxy because it is relatively dim, making it harder to spot with small telescopes than other galaxies Another image shows M16, also called The Eagle Nebula, which is about 6,500 light years away. The image shows the nebula's famous"," dramatic clouds of dust and gas containing young stars, the most intense of which are highlighted in brilliant pinks and purples to show the powerful X-rays they emit. The image highlights the finding that most of these young, X-ray-emitting stars arethe pillars, with only a few young stars emitting this intense radiation from within the clouds.
Messier 16, also known as the Eagle Nebula, is a famous region of the sky often referred to as the"Pillars of Creation."
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