{"id":785688,"date":"2024-07-12T16:33:50","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T21:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=785688"},"modified":"2024-07-12T16:33:50","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T21:33:50","slug":"2-galaxies-the-penguin-and-the-egg-get-a-family-portrait-thanks-to-webb-telescope-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=785688","title":{"rendered":"2 galaxies, the Penguin and the Egg, get a family portrait thanks to Webb Telescope : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Two interacting galaxies, dubbed the Penguin and the Egg, are seen in more clarity and detail than ever, after NASA released a new image (right) from the James Webb Space Telescope. An older image from the Hubble Space Telescope is seen at left. \n <\/p>\n
Like a protective parent, one galaxy looms high over the other, seemingly peering down at its neighbor. The two galaxies are designated NGC 2936 and NGC 2937 \u2014 but more famously, they\u2019re known as the Penguin and the Egg.<\/p>\n
The team behind the James Webb Space Telescope unveiled the new image of the pair on Friday, showing the two galaxies in more clarity than ever \u2014 and marking two years since the first image using the advanced telescope’s infrared instruments was released.<\/p>\n
\u201cWebb is providing insights into longstanding mysteries about the early universe and ushering in a new era of studying distant worlds,\u201d said Mark Clampin, director of NASA’s astrophysics division, \u201cwhile returning images that inspire people around the world and posing exciting new questions to answer.\u201d<\/p>\n