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NGC 4410
Comparing Sky Surveys over Time
This image by NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory in 2025 shows RSCG 55, a captivating spectacle of gravitationally intertwined galaxies in the constellation Virgo.
NGC 4410
Comparing Sky Surveys over Time
This image by the Digitized Sky Survey II in 1994 shows RSCG 55, a captivating spectacle of gravitationally intertwined galaxies in the constellation Virgo.
NGC 4410
Comparing Sky Surveys over Time
This image by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey in 2000 shows RSCG 55, a captivating spectacle of gravitationally intertwined galaxies in the constellation Virgo.
Betelgeuse B
VLT image of Betelgeuse’s companion
This image, taken with ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), shows the clearest image ever of what likely is Betelgeuse B, a star orbiting Betelgeuse. The image was taken with the SPHERE instrument in December 2024, when the companion was predicted to be furthest apart from Betelgeuse as seen from...
NGC 4654
One-sided spiral
The subject of this ESA/Hubble Picture of the Month is a spiral galaxy struggling against some of the titanic forces that appear on galactic scales in space. This is NGC 4654, an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo (the Maiden). “Intermediate” means that it lies between the...
Centaurus A
Centaurus A Full (NIRCam Only)
What may first appear as a grainy glow is actually a dense field of millions of individually resolved stars. By distinguishing different generations of stars embedded throughout the dusty center, Webb gives astronomers new clues to the galaxy's history and the processes that continue to shape it.
Centaurus A
Centaurus A Full (NIRCam and MIRI Image)
This combined view of Centaurus A from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope pairs observations from the Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) and Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI). Webb's infrared vision exposes a warped disk of gas and dust left behind by a collision with another galaxy billions of years ago.
Abell S103
Abell S103 with Pullout of GLIMPSE-17775 (Unannotated NIRCam Image)
The little red dot that would come to be known as GLIMPSE-17775 was fortunately included in NASA?s James Webb Space Telescope?s field of view as it was observing galaxy cluster Abell S1063 for a different scientific purpose. GLIMPSE-17775 is located behind the galaxy cluster and has a...
PMR 1
NASA?s Webb Examines Cranium Nebula
The differences in what Webb?s infrared instruments reveal and conceal within the PMR 1 ?Exposed Cranium? nebula is apparent in this side-by-side view. More stars and background galaxies shine through the view of Webb?s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera), while cosmic dust glows more prominently in...
MXDFz4.4
Galactic Pioneer MXDFz4.4 (Unannotated Hubble and Webb Image)
Oddball galaxy MXDFz4.4 existed only 1.4 billion years after the big bang, when the universe was still a ?swirl? of opaque and clear gas as the Era of Reionization was ending. Detailed visible-light images from NASA?s Hubble Space Telescope revealed that several bursts of younger stars...
MXDFz4.4
Galactic Pioneer MXDFz4.4 (Hubble and Webb Image)
Oddball galaxy MXDFz4.4 existed only 1.4 billion years after the big bang, when the universe was still a ?swirl? of opaque and clear gas as the Era of Reionization was ending. Detailed visible-light images from NASA?s Hubble Space Telescope revealed that several bursts of younger stars...
FS Tau
FS Tau Side by Side (Webb and Hubble Image)
This side-by-side image compares NASA’s Hubble and James Webb space telescopes’ observations of star system FS Tau. Hubble’s observation provides a clear view of protostar FS Tau B, its dusty protoplanetary disk, and an astrophysical jet, assigned the color cyan in this image. However, the...
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Orion Nebula
Window-Curtain Structure of the Orion Nebula
Recent images made with the Wide Field/Planetary Camera on NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have revealed the structure of a thin sheet of gas located at the edge of the famous "Great Nebula" in Orion, an estimated 1500 light years from Earth. Astronomers, who compare the appearance of this...
