“Starry manger” and clouds on Uranus: James Webb showed unique photographs taken in a year
December 13, 2023
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This year the James Webb Space Telescope celebrated its first year of operation, capturing some unique images. This was reported by Ukrinform with reference to Science News. It
This year the James Webb Space Telescope celebrated its first year of operation, capturing some unique images.
This was reported by Ukrinform with reference to Science News.
It is stated that one of them depicts the place where stars are born.
“The Ro Ophiuchus Circular Cloud Complex is a dusty birth chamber filled with approximately 50 young stars… These ‘babies’ were born when the gas and dust in the cloud condensed into quantities large enough for gravity to trigger fusion reactions inside the stars,” the messages say.
It is emphasized that the Sun originated from the same “star feeder” 4.6 billion years ago.
“The glowing pillars surround what appears to be a young star that will eventually grow large enough to reach our sun. The jets, called HH 211, are located about 1,000 light-years from Earth and are embedded in the dust cloud that supports the star. These pillars represent young stars in the early stages of their lives.” “It can be seen because the gas jets it emits hit nearby dust at supersonic speeds.” explains the second image.
Images of the jet taken by the James Webb Space Telescope’s infrared cameras are 10 times higher resolution than previous images of HH 211.
The third image shows cloudiness on Uranus.
“This image of the planet’s north pole, taken in February, is possible because Uranus is tilted on its side. Thanks to the perspective from above, the dim inner rings can be seen with unprecedented resolution. Other notable features include a pair of bright spots in the planet’s atmosphere that look like clouds and a large, hazy polar cap,” the publication explains.
In another photograph, it was possible to capture chemicals that are vital for the formation of life. They were discovered in the disk of dust around the star in a part of the Orion Nebula known as Orion’s Belt.
Another image shows a small neuron star near the Crab Nebula.
“This is a small, extremely dense neutron star left over from the supernova explosion that appeared in Earth’s sky in 1054. “A neutron star has intense magnetic fields that swirl around it as if it were emitting a cloud of smoke,” the photo’s caption reads.
As reported by Ukrinform, the Hubble space telescope photographed the interacting galaxy system Arp-Madore 2105-332 in the small constellation Microscope.
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