Amazing Captures From the James Webb Space Telescope, Including the “Pillars of Creation” and “Phantom Galaxy”

Space-lovers must be well-familiar with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, worth $10 billion. While the telescope was first released on December 25, 2021, its first set of observatory images was only shown last July, as reported by NBC News.

Its depth and magnitude have enabled it to capture intricacies and go deeper than other telescopes before. Thanks to that, enthusiastic earthlings can enjoy and observe firsthand what the James Webb Space Telescope captured.

As noted by Live Science, here are some of the best captures taken with the James Webb Space Telescope.

The Carina Nebula's Mountains

According to Live Science, this landscape was one of the first images taken with the James Webb Space Telescope. It displays a cosmic painting-like view of the Carina Nebula, stationed at around 7,600 light years away from earth. Surrounded and radiated by several tiny stars, this region is one where star formation is exceptionally active.

The Southern Ring Nebula

Because of its seeming figure-eight proportions, the Southern Ring Nebula is also known as the Eight-Burst Nebula. This nebula is an enormous gaseous cloud whose components were released by a deteriorating star that is around 2,500 light years far. The James Webb Space Telescope captured this sight with two cameras, as Live Science noted. Hence, its gaseous structure was more intricately captured, as seen in the left image. In the right image, another hidden star can also be observed at the center.

The Phantom Galaxy

While its visuals seem to mirror the top-view of a tornado, the mysterious Phantom Galaxy spins around outer space about 32 million light years away from earth. Because of its intricate and defined spiral figure, scientists have also dubbed it the Grand Design Spiral, as reported by Live Science.

The Rings of Neptune

While most children know that Saturn has its planetary rings, this James Webb Space Telescope capture shows that Neptune has interesting ghostly rings. Based on Live Science's report, Neptune is armed with five loops of icy dust particles. These rings are barely visible because of Neptune's positioning at the solar system's distant end.

The Pillars of Creation

Ever since they were first observed by the Hubble Space Telescope last 1995, the Pillars of Creation have become a prominent landmark across the Milky Way. The Pillars of Creation is a large sculpture of dust and gas stationed in the Eagle Nebula and around 6,500 light years away from earth. According to Live Science, this intricate capture from the James Webb Space Telescope can be a springboard for scientists to unveil more discoveries about the birth of stars and how stars affect their surrounding space.

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