James Web Telescope Captures Spiral Galaxy Photo, Its Appearance Makes Goosebumps

JAKARTA, celebrities.id – Amazing moment from Spiral Galaxy caught by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The scenery is so stunning, it makes anyone who sees it will be amazed to make goosebumps.

There are at least two spectacular Spiral Galaxies that have been captured by JWST. The first is NGC 628 known as the Phantom Galaxy and the second is NGC 7496.

These two Spiral galaxies are relatively close to the Milky Way. And both are the subject of ongoing observations as part of the Physics survey at High Angle resolution in the Nearby Galaxy (PHANGS).

As reported by Science Alert, Saturday (23/7/2022), the survey itself was carried out to map the relationship between young stars and the cold molecular gas clouds that gave birth to them.

NGC 628 is a type of galaxy known as the “big design” Spiral Galaxy. This galaxy has protruding, well-formed, and relatively uncovered arms.

NGC 628 is only 32 million light years away, that’s close enough to provide a lot of detail to study. And no less important is that spiral galaxies are rich in star-forming gas.

Astronomers have also observed at least three supernovae at NGC 628 since the turn of the millennium.

Meanwhile, NGC 7496, is located just 24 million light years away. This galaxy is known as the barred Spiral Galaxy, with spiral arms extending from distinct trunks that cross the galactic center.

This is thought to be the result of uneven density in the galaxy’s disk, the denser regions pulling stars toward it to create rods. These rods are considered as rich star formation regions because gas is channeled inward towards the center.

Therefore, beautifully barred spirals like the visible NGC 7496 are definitely an excellent laboratory for studying how stars are born.

Editor : Simon Iqbal Fahlevi

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