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NGC 4303 (Webb Image)

Face-on spiral galaxy, NGC 4303. 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/2024/105/01HMBZZ0... 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, ESO, STScI, Janice Lee (STScI), Thomas Williams (Oxford), PHANGS Team Image description: The galaxy’s core appears centered at the far-right edge, and the galaxy’s arms, which are cropped, appear to rotate counterclockwise. In Webb’s image, the spiral arms are composed of a dense collection of filaments in shades of orange, with prominent dark gray or black “bubbles.” Image & Description by NASA