The European Space Agency said it hoped the telescope's observations could help shed light on how the energy poured out by stars into their surrounding environment contributes to the formation of new ones.
The M51 - or whirlpool - galaxy. Pic: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Adamo and the FEAST JWST teamA stunning new image of the distant whirlpool galaxy has been released via NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.
The galaxy is about 27 million light years away from Earth in the Canes Venatici constellation, and can sometimes be seen in our planet's night sky. In the new image, from the European Space Agency, the darker red parts show the galaxy's warm, dustier regions; where complex molecules are forming on tiny particles of dust - giving off light.
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