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Date: 2/9/2024

NGC 5068 (Webb Image)


Face-on spiral galaxy, NGC 5068. In Webb’s high-resolution infrared images, the gas and dust stand out in stark shades of orange and red, and show finer spiral shapes with the appearance of jagged edges, though these areas are still diffuse. More information: webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/2024/105/01HMC2AJ... Read the feature: science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasas-webb-depicts-stagger... Full set of images: webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2024/news-2024-1... NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Janice Lee (STScI), Thomas Williams (Oxford), PHANGS Team Image description: In Webb’s image, the galaxy’s arms are shown in shades of orange and red and are intermixed with black regions. Image & Description by NASA