2026-07-07 20:10 UTC
Centaurus A is the quintessential "peculiar" galaxy. It's a powerful source of radio & x-rays. It looks like two galaxies that smashed into each other. I stared at photos of it for years, wondering what was going on.
Now observations from JWST are providing some answers.
https://esawebb.org/news/weic2615/ #space #science #nature
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@coreyspowell@mastodon.social 2026-07-07 20:12
Infrared images from JWST pierce the gloom & reveal Centaurus A's intricate inner workings: Streams of stars from two colliding galaxies. New stars forming from the wreckage. A black hole, 100 million times as massive as the Sun, shooting jets & disrupting its surroundings. https://esawebb.org/news/weic2615/ #space #science #nature #tech