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NASA Celebrates James Webb Telescopes First Images with ‘Penguin and the Egg’ Spiral Galaxy

By  //  July 14, 2024

ongoing interaction was set in motion between 25-75 million years ago

To celebrate the second science anniversary of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the team released a near- and mid-infrared image on July 12, 2024, of two interacting galaxies: The Penguin and the Egg. (NASA image)

(NASA) – To celebrate the second science anniversary of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the team released a near- and mid-infrared image on July 12, 2024, of two interacting galaxies: The Penguin and the Egg.

Webb specializes in capturing infrared light – which is beyond what our own eyes can see – allowing us to view and study these two galaxies, collectively known as Arp 142.

Their ongoing interaction was set in motion between 25 and 75 million years ago when the Penguin (individually cataloged as NGC 2936) and the Eg completed their first pass.

They will go on to shimmy and sway, completing several additional loops before merging into a single galaxy hundreds of millions of years from now.

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