The Hubble and James Webb space telescopes make up the bulk of M74, sometimes referred to as the Phantom Galaxy. (AFP)
In breathtaking photographs released by the European and American space agencies, the James Webb Space Telescope was able to catch new characteristics of a galaxy known as Phantom that appeared to be spirally formed.
Thanks to images of Jupiter as well as many nebulae and other distant galaxies, James Webb has provided scientists with access to an unprecedented amount of data since its launch into orbit in late 2021 and practical entrance into operation last July.
The MIRI instrument, which studies medium infrared radiation and is the result of a collaboration between Europeans and Americans, provided the new image that was published, which allows one to see the details of the galaxy M74 called Phantom, in which a vortex with a blue circle appears in the middle.
According to the European Space Agency’s website, James Webb discovered tiny filaments of gas and dust in the dazzling spiral arms that extend from the image’s centre.
The group recalled that the well-known Hubble Space Telescope, which was launched in 1990 and is still in use, had already observed this galaxy.
The $10 billion James Webb Telescope is located roughly 1.5 million kilometres from Earth.
Last week, scientists revealed that they had discovered carbon dioxide for the first time on an exoplanet, a planet outside of our solar system that contains Earth.
The “Phantom Galaxy” is revealed in stunning detail by the James Webb Telescope.
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