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Photos: James Webb telescope’s new ‘mind-blowing’ images may contain clues into how stars are born

Take a look at the staggering images of intricate spiral galaxies that reveal new insights into the formation of galaxies, according to NASA.聽

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A newly released image of聽Spiral Galaxy NGC 1512 by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.


NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has released a trove of new images depicting 19 spiral galaxies in more detail than ever before, enabling researchers a peek into the birth-process of stars and the formation of galaxies.

Described as the highest resolution near and mid-infrared images ever taken of these galaxies, , the images were taken as part of a larger project supported by more than 150 researchers around the world (including Canada) called the聽Physics at High Angular resolution in Nearby GalaxieS (PHANGS) program.

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Kevin Jiang

Kevin Jiang is a 色色啦-based staff reporter for the Star鈥檚 Express Desk. Follow him on X: .

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