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If you look at the galaxy ESO 137-001 in visible light, you can see why it’s considered an example of a “jellyfish” galaxy. Blue ribbons of young stars dangle from the galaxy’s disk like cosmic tentacles. If you look at the galaxy in X-ray light, however, you will find a giant tail of hot gas streaming behind the galaxy. After launch, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will study ESO 137-001 to learn how the gas is being removed from the galaxy, and why stars are forming within that gaseous tail. Read more: www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2019/a-jellyfish-galaxy-swim... Image: The spiral galaxy ESO 137-001 is an example of a “jellyfish” galaxy, because blue tendrils of star formation stream away from it like jellyfish tentacles. NASA’s Webb Space Telescope will study those sites of star formation to learn more about conditions there. Credits: NASA, ESA |
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| Source | A “Jellyfish” Galaxy Swims Into View of NASA’s Upcoming Webb Telescope |
| Author | NASA's James Webb Space Telescope from Greenbelt, MD, USA |
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