The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has delivered a series of remarkable infrared images and observations of various cosmic phenomena. Notable views include the M51 galaxy, the barred spiral galaxy NGC 2283 located 45 million light-years away, and the Tarantula Nebula. JWST, in collaboration with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and the Hubble Space Telescope, has provided unprecedented insights into the Butterfly Nebula (NGC 6302), located 3,400 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius. These observations revealed complex structures such as jets, gas, dust, and a dusty torus forming planet-making dust around the nebula’s central star. Additionally, JWST has captured images of galaxies like NGC 3079 and NGC 24, as well as the interacting ring galaxies Arp 147 in the Cetus constellation and the twisted spiral galaxy Arp 184 (NGC 1961) in Camelopardalis, approximately 190 million light-years away. The telescope also observed the globular cluster NGC 6652 and the spiral galaxy NGC 1097, which contains about one trillion stars. Furthermore, JWST studied the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, discovered in July 2025 by the ATLAS survey telescope and estimated to be as large as Manhattan Island. The comet exhibited unusual chemical composition and dust behavior, including dust shooting toward the Sun, with observations suggesting the emission of mysterious metals that may imply a technological origin. These findings highlight JWST’s role in expanding our understanding of deep space phenomena, from star clusters and supernova activity to interstellar objects with unique characteristics.
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