ESPACE EXTRA-ATMOSPHÉRIQUE NGC 604 - 26 février 2024 - cette image de la NIRCam (caméra proche infrarouge) du télescope spatial James Webb de la NASA de la région de formation des étoiles NGC
4159 x 3374 px | 35,2 x 28,6 cm | 13,9 x 11,2 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
9 mars 2024
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OUTER SPACE NGC 604 - 26 February 2024 - This image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) of star-forming region NGC 604 shows how stellar winds from bright, hot young stars carve out cavities in surrounding gas and dust. The bright orange streaks in this image signify the presence of carbon-based molecules known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs. As you travel further from the immediate cavities of dust where the star is forming, the deeper red signifies molecular hydrogen. This cooler gas is a prime environment for star formation. Ionized hydrogen from ultraviolet radiation from appears as a white and blue ghostly glow. NGC 604 is located in the Triangulum galaxy (M33), 2.73 million light-years away from Earth. It provides an opportunity for astronomers to study a high concentration of very young, massive stars in a nearby region - Photo: Geopix/NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI
