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Image: JWST captures colliding spiral galaxies
NASA's Webb and Chandra telescopes reveal star-forming regions and hot gas in colliding galaxies IC 2163 and NGC 2207 located 120 million light-years away.
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Image: JWST captures colliding spiral galaxies
Mid-infrared observations from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, shown in white, gray, and red, are combined here with X-ray data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, highlighted in blue. Together, these different wavelengths reveal a detailed and layered view of a pair of colliding spiral galaxies, captured in an image released on Dec. 1, 2025.
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NASA's Webb Captures Spiral Galaxies Colliding In Unprecedented Detail
NASA has released a new composite image of two spiral galaxies, NGC 2207 and IC 2163, as they begin a multi-billion-year process of merging into a single celestial entity. This event was captured with the combined power of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the Chandra X-ray Observatory. The two galaxies, located approximately 120
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