Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

NGC 602: Stars Versus Pillars from Webb

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 29, 2024 is “NGC 602: Stars Versus Pillars from Webb,” an image. It is credited to Credit: ESA / Webb , NASA & CSA , P. Zeidler , E. Sabbi , A. Nota , M. Zamani ( ESA/Webb ). The original explanation runs about 157 words.

A starfield is shown featuring many stars in the center and many pillars of interstellar dust around the edges pointing toward the center. The main image is in infrared light, and a rollover image from Hubble shows the same scene in visible
Credit: ESA / Webb , NASA & CSA , P. Zeidler , E. Sabbi , A. Nota , M. Zamani ( ESA/Webb ) Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“The stars are destroying the pillars. More specifically, some of the newly formed stars in the image center are emitting light so energetic that is evaporating the gas and dust in the surrounding pillars .”

— APOD editors, October 29, 2024

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
October 29, 2024
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: ESA / Webb , NASA & CSA , P. Zeidler , E. Sabbi , A. Nota , M. Zamani ( ESA/Webb )
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 157 words

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GalaxiesStar clustersJames Webb Space Telescope

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