NASA updated images of the universe captured by the James Webb Telescope, combining them with the Chandra X-ray Observatory, together with optical light data from Hubble and Spitzer.
The result is greater spectacularity in the quality of the photos. There are four in total: two galaxies, a nebula and a star cluster.
In addition to using infrared data from Webb, Hubble, Spitzer, and Chandra, there are also others from the XMM-Newton (X-rays) of the European Space Agency and the New Technology Telescope of the European Southern Observatory.
“These cosmic wonders and details are available by mapping the data to colors that humans can perceive,” NASA says. it’s a statement.
The four zones detailed in the new NASA images
The first image corresponds to the stellar cluster NGC 346, located in the galaxy called Small Magellanic Cloud. The Webb Telescope image shows arcs of gas and dust that stars and planets use as source material in their formation.
The data provided by Chandra reveal, notes NASA, young, hot and massive stars, with powerful winds from their surfaces.
In the second image we can see NGC 1672, a spiral galaxy. A straight band of stars is detailed along the center enclosing the core, unlike other spirals along the center.
Thanks to the Chandra data, compact objects stand out, like neutron stars or black holes that extract material from companion stars, as well as the remnants of stars that exploded.
The third image shared by NASA is that of M16, known as the Eagle Nebula. Like something out of the Guardians of the Galaxy saga, you can see the dark columns of gas and dust that enshroud the few remaining fledgling stars.
This area is also referred to as the Pillars of Creation.
Close NASA with M74, or Messier 74, a spiral galaxy like the Milky Way, located 32 million light-years away.
Receives the nickname Ghost Galaxy because it is faint and difficult to detect with small telescopes.