Webb Space Telescope peers behind barred spiral galaxy NGC 5068
Monday, June 5, 2023 - 12:33
in Astronomy & Space
A delicate tracery of dust and bright star clusters threads across this image from the James Webb Space Telescope. The bright tendrils of gas and stars belong to the barred spiral galaxy NGC 5068, whose bright central bar is visible in the upper left of this image—a composite from two of Webb's instruments. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson revealed the image Friday during an event with students at the Copernicus Science Center in Warsaw, Poland.