CNN —The James Webb Space Telescope has looked into the heart of the Milky Way galaxy, unveiling new features and mysteries within the chaotic region that could help astronomers unravel more details about the early universe.
Astronomers used Webb to glimpse Sagittarius C, or Sgr C, an active region of star formation located about 300 light-years from the galaxy’s central supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*.
A light-year, equivalent to 5.88 trillion miles (9.46 trillion kilometers), is how far a beam of light travels in one year.
Astronomers are still trying to determine what has created the vast amount of energized gas, which surpasses what would normally be released by young massive stars.
“Webb has provided us with a ton of data on this extreme environment, and we are just starting to dig into it.”
Persons:
James Webb, Webb, ”, Samuel Crowe, “ There’s, ” Crowe, “ Webb, ” Young, Jonathan Tan, Rubén Fedriani
Organizations:
CNN, NASA, University of Virginia, Instituto
Locations:
Andalucía, Spain