A group of 100 astrophysicists using the James Webb Space Telescope were able to capture the Orion Nebula, which is 1,350 light-years away from Earth. The results are published on the portal Phys.org.
“The wall of dense gas and dust resembles a massive winged creature whose luminous mouth is illuminated by a bright star as it flies through cosmic filaments,” the scientists describe the resulting image, in which the object looks exactly like the solar system 4.5 billion years ago. when she was just born.
With the help of photographs taken in the infrared spectrum, scientists expect to gain an understanding of the entire cycle of star birth, to understand how massive stars transform the gas and dust cloud in which they are born.
“We are seeing this cycle where the first generation of stars is essentially radiating material for the next generation. The incredible structures that we are seeing show in detail how the feedback cycle of stellar birth occurs in our galaxy and beyond, ”said Edwin Bergin, chair of the Department of Astronomy at the University of Michigan.
Astronomers using the Hubble telescope
Light flew for almost 13 billion years: the Hubble telescope discovered the oldest star in the universe
The space object was named Arendel
“>discovered the farthest observable star from Earth. The celestial body, formed almost 13 billion years ago, was named Arendel.