James Webb Telescope Reveals Stunning New Details on Sombrero Galaxy

The Sombrero Galaxy doffs its cap to the power of JWST

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) shows off its infrared capabilities once again in new imaging of the well-known Sombrero Galaxy, otherwise known as Messier 104. By resolving the thickly textured dust clouds in the outer disk and toning down the brilliant central star glow, JWST shows a whole new side of the famous galaxy.Continue reading "The Sombrero Galaxy doffs its cap to the power of JWST" The post The Sombrero Galaxy doffs its cap to …

Astronomers Reveal Stunning New Image of Unusual 'Sombrero Galaxy'

It's much stranger than we expected.

The Sombrero Galaxy as you’ve never seen it before

The Webb Space Telescope took this new image of the Sombrero galaxy (M104), which ESA and NASA released on November 25, 2024. Image via NASA/ ESA/ CSA/ STScI. The Sombrero galaxy in infrared The James Webb Space Telescope, which explores the universe in infrared light, has a new view of an old favorite: the Sombrero galaxy. ESA and NASA released this image of the Sombrero Galaxy (M104) – which lies 30 million light-years from Earth in the conste…

Webb telescope captures stunning new image of the "Sombrero galaxy"

The Sombrero galaxy, named for its resemblance to the Mexican hat, is about 30 million light-years from Earth.

Hidden core of 'Sombrero Galaxy' revealed in NASA images

A new infrared-light image of the "Sombrero Galaxy" has been snapped by the James Webb Space Telescope.

Fantastic New Image of the Sombrero Galaxy From Webb

NGC 4594 is an unusual galaxy. It was discovered in 1781 by Pierre Méchain, and is striking because of a symmetrical ring of dust that encircles the visible halo of the galaxy. Images taken of the galaxy in 2003 show this dusty ring in detail, where it almost resembles the brim of a large hat. So it’s understandable that NGC 4594 is more commonly known as the Sombrero Galaxy. Now the James Webb Space Telescope has captured an amazingly sharp ima…