Sagittarius C Archives

The NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) instrument on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s reveals a portion of the Milky Way’s dense core in a new light. An estimated 500,000 stars shine in this image of the Sagittarius C (Sgr C) region, along with some as-yet unidentified features. A large region of ionized hydrogen, shown in cyan, contains intriguing needle-like structures that lack any uniform orientation. NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, and S. Crowe (University of Virginia). Download full resolution images for this article from the Space Telescope Science Institute.

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Webb’s View Of The Galactic Center. 500,000+ Stars. How Many Have Life-bearing Worlds?

by Keith CowingNovember 26, 2023November 26, 2023

The latest image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows a portion of the dense center of our galaxy in unprecedented detail, including never-before-seen features astronomers have yet to explain. […]

Sagittarius C

Webb’s View Of The Galactic Center. 500,000+ Stars. How Many Have Life-bearing Worlds?

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