"Stunning Images: James Webb Telescope Captures 19 Spiral Galaxies Beyond the Milky Way"

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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured stunning images of 19 spiral galaxies, revealing stars, gas, and dust on the smallest scales ever observed beyond the Milky Way. These images, part of the PHANGS program, showcase millions of stars, glowing dust, and developing stars, providing valuable insights into the origin and evolution of these galaxies. The images also display large spherical shells possibly created by exploding stars and supermassive black holes at galaxy cores. Researchers are analyzing these images to gain a deeper understanding of the star formation cycle and the structures within these galaxies.
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