James Webb views car wheel 500 million light years away
3James Webb views car wheel 500 million light years away
NASA and ESA have released images taken by James Webb of the Cartwheel galaxy. About 500 million light-years away, the Cartwheel was formed by the rapid collision of two galaxies. Named for its resemblance to a car wheel, the galaxy's outer ring has been expanding for 440 million years.
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) have released the latest images from the James Webb Space Telescope.
It was stated that the James Webb Space Telescope, together with the images of the galaxy named Cartwheel, revealed new details about the star formation and central black hole of the galaxy.
It was reported that the cartwheel-like appearance of the Cartwheel Galaxy, located in the Sculptor constellation and stated to be approximately 500 million light-years away from Earth, is formed as a high-speed collision of two galaxies, one spiral and the other smaller. Cartwheel means car wheel in English.
In the joint statement made by NASA and ESA, it was stated that the collision most affected the shape and structure of the galaxy, and that the Cartwheel Galaxy, which was formed by the collision of a bright inner ring and a colored ring surrounding it, expanded outward from the center of the collision.
James Webb previously imaged the cosmic peaks at the top of the Carina Nebula.
In the statement, it was stated that the bright ring contains a high amount of hot dust and is home to other young star clusters, while the outer ring has been expanding for about 440 million years. It was stated that as the outer ring expands, it turns into gas, triggering the formation of new stars.
In the statement, other telescopes, including the Hubble Space Telescope, have previously studied the Cartwheel Galaxy, but cannot reveal enough mystery due to the amount of dust that obscures the view of the galaxy. and it was reported that it revealed new information about the black hole in its center.
"James Webb gives us a snapshot of the current state of the Cartwheel, while also giving us an idea of what has happened to this galaxy in the past and how it will evolve in the future," the statement said.