"Webb Telescope Captures Cosmic Dance of 'Penguin' and 'Egg' Galaxies"
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a stunning image of the colliding Penguin and Egg galaxies, known as Arp 142, located 325 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra. The larger Penguin galaxy, originally a spiral galaxy, has been warped by gravitational friction with the smaller Egg galaxy over 25 million years. This new image, combining data from JWST's Near Infrared Camera and Mid-Infrared Instrument, marks the telescope's two-year anniversary and highlights its transformative impact on our understanding of the universe.