Webb Space Telescope captures a star in the making and a galaxy far, far away

The object is located only 625 light years away, in the region known as Chameleon I, one of the most active star formation areas close to the Milky Way.

JWST spots the earliest sign yet of a distant galaxy reshaping its cosmic environs

The galaxy, called JADES-GS-z13-1, marks the earliest sign yet spotted of the era of cosmic reionization at 330 million years after the Big Bang.

James Webb telescope captures image of star being born

The NewsThe James Webb Space Telescope captured a stunning image of a star being born against the backdrop of a spiral galaxy. Webb, the most powerful space telescope in existence, has made many astonishing discoveries since it launched in 2021 as the aging Hubble’s successor. Notably, it spotted well-formed galaxies in the early universe, reshaping understanding of how galaxies form, and analyzed the atmosphere of planets around distant stars. …

In the background of the infrared image, a distant galaxy is also detected.

It's the Best View Yet of the 'Cosmic Tornado'

The Webb Space Telescope has captured a plume of gas and dust streaming from a star in the making, with a spiral galaxy as a stunning backdrop. The composite image makes it look as though the overflow of stellar material is the billowing contrail of a rocket on its way...

Some 630 light-years away from Earth, stars are still emerging – and thus structures reminiscent of whirlwinds. »James Webb« has now photographed Herbig-Haro 49/50 as brilliantly as no telescope before.