The galaxies are joined by a haze represented in blue, which is a mix of stars and gas as a result of their mingling.
The galaxies are located approximately 326 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra.
The James Webb Space Telescope is the most sophisticated infrared space telescope ever constructed and has provided vivid portraits of previously undetectable celestial bodies.
The ongoing interaction between these galaxies began about 25-75 million years ago and has resulted in new star formation within the Penguin galaxy.
Two intertwined galaxies, the Penguin and the Egg, were captured in a new image from the James Webb Space Telescope.
Two intertwined galaxies, known as the Penguin and the Egg, have been captured in a stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope. The galaxies, located approximately 326 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra, are engaged in a slow cosmic dance that began between 25 and 75 million years ago. The ongoing interaction between these galaxies has resulted in new star formation within the Penguin galaxy due to their past collision.
The James Webb Space Telescope, which started taking images in July 2022, is the most sophisticated infrared space telescope ever constructed and has provided a vivid portrait of Arp 142. The combined image from its Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) and Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) reveals that the galaxies are joined by a haze represented in blue, which is a mix of stars and gas as a result of their mingling.
Both galaxies have similar masses, preventing one from consuming the other. The Penguin and the Egg will eventually merge into a single galaxy hundreds of millions of years from now. The specialization of the James Webb Space Telescope in capturing infrared light allows it to observe galaxies like Arp 142 that are beyond what our own eyes can detect.
The ongoing interaction between the Penguin and the Egg began when they passed each other approximately 25-75 million years ago. The collision caused star formation within the Penguin due to gravitational forces pulling on its thinner areas of gas and dust, resulting in waves that crashed and formed new stars.
The James Webb Space Telescope has provided a wealth of scientific data since its launch two years ago, including images and highly detailed data known as spectra. Its operations have led to a 'parade' of discoveries by astronomers around the world, shedding new light on our celestial surroundings and inspiring future generations of scientists.
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NASA (2024). Vivid Portrait of Interacting Galaxies Marks Webb's Second Anniversary - NASA Science [https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/vivid-portrait-of-interacting-galaxies-marks-webbs-second-anniversary/
NASA (2024). NASA releases new image of intertwined galaxies from James Webb telescope [https://www.wral.com/story/nasa-releases-new-image-of-intertwined-galaxies-from-james-webb...]
The James Webb Space Telescope has provided two full years of scientific results.
'The Penguin and the Egg' are a pair of intertwined galaxies, with one being a spiral galaxy and the other an elliptical galaxy.
The Webb telescope has looked deeper into space and further back in time than any previous telescope.
These early galaxies emitted their light just 300 million years or so after the big bang.
Trappist-1 is about 41 light-years away within our own galaxy.
The Webb telescope may help determine if red dwarf stars are too stormy to allow nearby planets to hold on to an atmosphere.
The telescope has assembled a vast amount of data on exoplanets, which still needs to be analyzed.
The Webb rocketed into space on Christmas morning 2021 and spent six months getting shipshape before beginning observations.
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The author makes an informal fallacy by personifying the galaxies as a 'Penguin and the Egg' and describing their interaction as a 'dance'. However, this is not a logical or scientific way to describe astronomical phenomena. The author also uses inflammatory rhetoric when he describes the universe as 'beautiful, dazzling, flamboyant', but this does not add any value to the analysis of the data from the Webb telescope.
The latest made-ya-look image from the James Webb Space Telescope has arrived, and it looks like ... a penguin. A giant penguin in space.
NASA said in a news release: 'The galaxies’ ’dance’ gravitationally pulled on the Penguin’s thinner areas of gas and dust, causing them to crash in waves and form stars.',
The Penguin and Egg galaxies are intertwined, with star formation occurring in the penguin due to their past collision approximately 25-75 million years ago.
The James Webb Space Telescope started taking images in July 2022.
Both galaxies have similar masses, preventing one from consuming the other.
The James Webb Space Telescope has provided a view of interacting galaxies, Arp 142, in a combined image from its Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) and Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI).
Arp 142 is located 326 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Hydra.
The galaxies in Arp 142 are engaged in a slow cosmic dance, with their ongoing interaction set in motion between 25 and 75 million years ago.
JWST’s observation of Arp 142 reveals that they are joined by a haze represented in blue, which is a mix of stars and gas as a result of their mingling.
The Penguin (NGC 2936) and the Egg (NGC 2937) will go on to merge into a single galaxy hundreds of millions of years from now.
JWST’s specialization in capturing infrared light allows it to observe galaxies, like Arp 142, that are beyond what our own eyes can detect.
The James Webb Space Telescope has provided a vivid portrait of interacting galaxies, Arp 142, marking its second science anniversary.
The ongoing interaction between the Penguin (NGC 2936) and the Egg (NGC 2937) began between 25 and 75 million years ago.
Surrounding these newer stars in the Penguin are smoke-like materials that include carbon-containing molecules known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons which Webb is exceptional at detecting.
The Penguin and the Egg will interact in about 4 billion years.
Another reason for the Egg's undisturbed appearance is that these galaxies have approximately the same mass or heft, which is why the smaller-looking elliptical wasn't consumed or distorted by the Penguin.
