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astronomy2 years ago•2 min saved

"James Webb telescope captures breathtaking collision of galaxies"

The James Webb space telescope has captured an image of the galactic merger ARP 220, which is currently shining with the light of a trillion suns, making it much brighter than our own Milky Way galaxy. The merger is located over 250 million light-years away and most likely began some 700 million years ago, sparking an outrageous burst of star formation. The image showcases dense gas, including a region that is 5,000 light-year across, where over 200 colossal star clusters reside. The galactic merger ARP 220 will undoubtedly provide researchers with helpful information about these galactic evolutions.

via Yahoo Entertainment|

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science-and-astronomy2 years ago•3 min saved

James Webb Telescope captures stunning image of trillion-sun merging galaxies.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured a stunning image of the merging galaxies known as Arp 220, which are spirals like the Milky Way and have similar tails swirling in their outskirts. The galaxies began merging 700 million years ago, triggering intense star formation, and most of it was concentrated in their dusty central regions. Over 200 star clusters are packed in an area just 5,000 light-years across, and Arp 220's central star-forming ring shines brilliantly, its light seen as six spikes ejecting out in Webb's image. The object's light is equivalent to "more than a trillion suns," according to the image description.

via Space.com|

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astronomy2 years ago•4 min saved

"Webb Telescope Captures Epic Cosmic Collision and Glowing Starburst"

The James Webb Space Telescope captured a stunning image of Arp 220, an ultra-luminous infrared galaxy formed by the merging of two spiral galaxies. The collision sparked a massive star formation, with about 200 huge star clusters in a compact, dusty region containing gas equal to the entire Milky Way. The telescope revealed the parent galaxies’ cores, each with a rotating, star-forming ring responsible for the striking infrared light. The image also shows faint tidal tails and organic material as evidence of the ongoing galactic merger.

via SciTechDaily|

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science2 years ago•1 min saved

Webb telescope captures stunning display of star birth.

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a bright burst of star formation triggered by two spiral galaxies colliding into one another, known collectively as Arp 220. The colliding galaxies generated an infrared glow that contains the light of more than 1 trillion suns. The scintillating light show from the ultra-luminous infrared galaxy is the spiked starburst feature at the center of the new Webb image. The telescope’s Near-Infrared Camera and Mid-Infrared Instrument captured the composite image. Arp 220 is located 250 million light-years away in the Serpens constellation, and it’s the brightest of the three galactic mergers closest to Earth.

via CNN|

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