Lately, the James Webb Space Telescope has been snapping images of all sorts of exciting cosmic objects, and the latest addition to this amazing collection is an image of the M51 spiral galaxy, which frankly looks too sci-fi to be real.
The image highlights the colors found throughout the Milky Way and depicts its twisted spiral, almost creating an optical illusion as if you’re peering into a galactic tunnel.
according toEuropean Space Agencythe image is described as follows: “A large spiral galaxy dominates the entire image. The core is mostly bright white, but also has detailed swirls, resembling water swirling in a gutter. The stars and dust at the center of the core glow white and bluish, but it’s strictly confined to the core. The rings have deep red and orange colors and highlight dusty filaments surrounding spongy black bubbles.
Check out the galaxy images below and let us know what you think of this striking image.
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ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Adamo (Stockholm University) and the FEAST JWST team
