"Firefly Sparkle" Reveals Early Galaxy
Dr. Jon Gardner presents the latest JWST images of the “Firefly Sparkle” galaxy, showcasing intricate details and structures.
There is so much going on inside this seemingly tiny galaxy, it appears like a swarm of lightning bugs on a warm summer night, this galaxy is gleaming with star clusters.
This is the very first time NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has detected and examined a galaxy that existed around 600 million years after the big bang, that carries many resemblances to our own Milky Way at a similar stage of its own development.
For more information, visit https://webb.nasa.gov/.
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"Explore in Hope" by Timothy James Cornick [PRS] and Matthew Jacob Loveridge [PRS] via BBC Production Music [PRS], and Universal Production Music.
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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. However, please credit individual items as indicated above.
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Producer
- Paul Morris (eMITS)
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- Thaddeus Cesari (X3M Systems)
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- Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.)
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This page was originally published on Wednesday, December 11, 2024.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 2:34 PM EST.