Webb reveals that's no star over there. It's an entire freaking galaxy.
Webb's penetrating infrared gaze has now revealed the true identity of the glow as a face-on, distant spiral galaxy. It has a protruding central bulge, shown in blue, where older stars reside. The bulge also seems to have side lobes, suggesting that this could be a barred spiral galaxy like the Milky Way.
A team of Japanese researchers has harnessed the power of AI to uncover hidden structures in our galaxy. Using deep learning ...
After more than a decade of mapping the stars, the European spacecraft will shut down on Thursday. But its legacy lives on.
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results
Feedback