The latest image from the Space Observatory shows the Cartwheel Galaxy, a circular galaxy 500 million light-years away and formed when a large spiral galaxy and a small galaxy violently collided.
When galaxies collide, their shape and structure can change. In the Cartwheel Galaxy, which looks a bit like a cartwheel, a colorful ring surrounds a brighter inner ring – both extending from the collision core, as shown in Webb’s image.
These characteristics are the reason for the classification of scientists Cartwheel as a ring galaxy, which is less common than spiral galaxies.
Astronomers have gained new insights into individual stars and star formation in the chaotic galaxy, as well as the black hole at the galactic center, due to Webb’s capabilities.
The new image reveals more about how the galaxy has evolved over billions of years.
The image shows giant clusters of young stars forming among the hot dust in the bright inner ring.
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Meanwhile, the outer ring is expanding for 440 million years, with star formation and death (in the form of supernova explosions) taking place. When the ring expands, it collides with the gas, causing this to happen More star formation.
Also shown in the image are two small companion galaxies.
The Hubble Space Telescope and other observatories have studied the Cartwell wheel, but dust accumulations are obscured galaxy puzzles. Webb is an infrared telescope that sees light that is invisible to the human eye. Therefore, he was able to capture new details that other devices could not.
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The new image is a composite of data collected by a near-infrared webcam and a mid-infrared device and captures a moment as the cart continues to rotate slowly.
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