Yesterday, to mark the anniversary of that big reveal, Webb scientists scored again, releasing another bit of eye candy imagery—this time of a star-forming region known as the Rho Opiuchi cloud complex. The formation, located just 390 light years from Earth, makes an especially good subject for study, since its relative arms-length distance means there are no foreground stars to obscure the image.
“On its first anniversary, the James Webb Telescope has already delivered upon its promise to unfold the universe, gifting humanity with a breathtaking treasure trove of images and science that will last for decades,” said Nicola Fox, associate administrator of NASA’s Mission Science Directorate, in a statement that accompanied the release of this week’s image., Rho Opiuchi contains about 50 young stars, nearly all of them roughly the size of our sun.
“Our own sun experienced a phase like this not long ago,” said Webb project scientist Klaus Pontoppidan, in the statement. “Now we have the opportunity to see another star’s story.”the discovery of the most distant black hole ever confirmed. Located at the center of a remote galaxy known as CEERS 1019, the black hole dates back to just 570 million years after the Big Bang, which occurred 13.8 billion years ago. Webb scientists believe they may have already detected other, even older black holes, but those observations still await further analysis before they can be confirmed.
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