JWST has caught two galaxies smashing together and sparking starbursts
Two glittering galaxies 275 million light years away smash together and spur star formation in an amazing new image from the James Webb Space Telescope
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Two glittering galaxies 275 million light years away smash together and spur star formation in an amazing new image from the James Webb Space Telescope
Letters to the editor from the December 2021 issue of Scientific American
Date Time For UVA Astronomers, New Space Telescope Could Be a ‘Game-Changer’ When the James Webb Space Telescope launches in October, it will be the world’s premier space science observatory. Its combination of high-resolution and infrared-detecting instruments is expected to provide astronomers with a wealth of detailed data – not only on individual stars in the local universe, but also an unprecedented level of detail of what’s happening at the cores of other galaxies. Among those eagerly awaiting the Webb telescope’s launch are a pair of University of Virginia astronomers leadi...