Webb Peers Into Largest Stellar Nursery in Milky Way

Webb peers into largest stellar nursery in Milky Way

New Delhi: The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has peered into the most massive and active star-forming region in the Milky Way.  Sagittarius B2 is located only a few hundred lightyears from the supermassive black hole that occupies the core of the Milky Way, designated as Sagittarius A*. The gas and dust in such regions typically shrouds the view of the stars inside from astronomical instruments, but Webb is able to peer through because of it…

Molecular Cloud Sagittarius B2 (MIRI image) | James Webb Space Telescope

Molecular Cloud Sagittarius B2 (MIRI image) | James Webb Space TelescopeWebb’s mid-infrared instrument (MIRI) shows the Sagittarius B2 (Sgr B2) region in mid-infrared light, with warm dust glowing brightly. To the right is one clump of clouds that captured astronomers’ attention. It is redder than the rest of the clouds in the image and corresponds to an area that other telescopes have shown to be one of the most molecularly rich regions known. …