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UNPARALLELED LOOK AT GALACTIC CORE.

Authors :
MATA, DANIELA
Source :
Astronomy. Mar2024, Vol. 52 Issue 3, p7-7. 3/4p. 1 Color Photograph.
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

The article discusses the recent findings of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which has captured never-before-seen details in the dense core of the Milky Way Galaxy. The image shows Sagittarius C (Sgr C), a star-forming region located 26,000 light-years from us and 300 light-years from the Galaxy's supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A*. The image reveals a mosaic of around 500,000 shining stars, an ionized hydrogen gas region, an infrared-dark cloud, and a luminous protostar cluster. The cluster contains stars that are forming and gaining mass, emitting energetic photons that cause the nearby gas to glow. [Extracted from the article]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00916358
Volume :
52
Issue :
3
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Astronomy
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
174730946