NASA's Webb Captures Commotion From Nebula’s Stellar Jets
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured high-resolution infrared images of the NGC 7129 stellar nursery. The data reveals detailed gas filaments and protostars previously obscured by dust, providing new insights into the star formation process.
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Advancements in infrared space observation allow scientists to better understand the life cycles of stars and the origins of cosmic structures.
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has revealed many protostars and stars within the glowing gases of NGC 7129. Hot, atomic hydrogen gas is shown here in the golden region, while cooler, molecular hydrogen gas, shocked by embedded protostars, is represented in red.
NASA’s retired Spitzer Space Telescope observed the gas and dust within NGC 7129, however, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s improved resolution shows more detailed gas and dust filaments, along with many background galaxies.
Newswise — A cauldron of cosmic creation is being revealed in a new image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. Webb has unveiled numerous stars formerly hidden by clouds of dust in a stellar nursery known as NGC 7129, which resides about 3,300 light-years from Earth.
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