NASA’s James Webb Captures Cosmic Question Mark and Intrigues Scientists

James Webb da NASA captura ponto de interrogação cósmico e intriga cientistas
NASA’s James Webb Captures Cosmic Question Mark and Intrigues Scientists (NASA, ESA, CSA. Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI))

The Universe is filled with mysteries that scientists are always seeking to unravel. The latest enigma is a cosmic question mark (?), captured by the lenses of the powerful James Webb Space Telescope, from NASA.

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The cosmic question mark was inadvertently captured by the James Webb. In the image, the telescope and NASA highlight two young stars in formation, known as Herbig-Haro 46-47, located in the Vela Constellation, approximately 1,470 light-years away from Earth.

According to scientists, the galactic question mark could be a very distant galaxy or two or more merging galaxies, resulting in its reddish color and unusual shape resembling a question mark.

James Webb da NASA captura ponto de interrogação cósmico e intriga cientistas
NASA’s James Webb Captures Cosmic Question Mark and Intrigues Scientists (NASA, ESA, CSA. Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI))

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