NASA Webb Uncovers Unusual Galaxy Shaped by Cosmic Collision

According to NASA News, the James Webb Space Telescope has turned its gaze on Centaurus A, a familiar galaxy transformed into something far more intricate than astronomers had seen before. To mark Webb's fourth year of science, the telescope used its sensitivity across near- and mid-infrared wavelengths to cut through the thick lanes of dust that hide the galaxy's center in visible light. The result reveals the aftermath of a cosmic collision that shaped Centaurus A, exposing structure long obscured to earlier instruments.

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