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Lion Nebula (NIRCam and MIRI Image)

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope imaged the planetary nebula NGC 2392, the Lion Nebula, using the observatory’s NIRCam and MIRI…

Omega Centauri Context Image

Astronomers found Omega Centauri’s first stellar-mass black hole, which has a visible star companion that is shown in greater detail.…

Centaurus A Crop (NIRCam and MIRI Compass Image)

Annotated image of the active galaxy Centaurus A captured by the James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) and MIRI…

Centaurus A Context Image (ESO and Webb Images)

A ground-based image of nearby galaxy Centaurus A from the European Southern Observatory (top left) puts the near-infrared and mid-infrared…

Centaurus A Crop (NIRCam and MIRI Image)

In the combined mid- and near-infrared view of Centaurus A, the NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope…

M82 Cigar Galaxy (Compass Image)

Annotated image of the starburst galaxy Messier 82 captured by Webb's NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) instrument, with compass arrows, a scale…

M82 Cigar Galaxy (Webb + Hubble)

Scientists used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to image edge-on starburst galaxy Messier 82 and trace its evolutionary history. This…

Terzan 5 (Webb and Hubble Compass Image)

This image of bulge fossil fragment Terzan 5 was captured by the James Webb and Hubble space telescopes. Webb’s data…

Bulge Fossil Fragment Terzan 5 (Webb and Hubble Image)

New observations from Webb combined with multiple observations from Hubble prove that Terzan 5 is a self-contained, self-enriching stellar system…