James Webb Telescope Reveals Stunning Images of Distant Galaxies and Star Formation
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The James Webb Space Telescope has captured new images of NGC 5068, a spiral galaxy located 17 million light-years away in the Virgo constellation. The images show the galaxy's delicate dust tracery, bright star clusters, and glowing bubbles of red gas. The telescope's unique instruments allow astronomers to see through the dust and gas surrounding newborn stars, capturing the processes of star formation as they happen. These images are part of a mission to create an astronomical treasure trove of observations of star formation in nearby galaxies.
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