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We’re doing cartwheels over this new image from the James Webb Space Telescope (@nasawebb)! The Cartwheel Galaxy, located about 500 million light-years away in the Sculptor constellation, looks a lot like the wheel of a wagon as a result of a high-speed collision between a large spiral galaxy and a smaller galaxy. Webb’s new image was taken by two instruments, NIRCam and MIRI, which Ames scientists helped design, develop, and test. It reveals new details about star formation and the galaxy’s central black hole. Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI Learn more: https://go.nasa.gov/3SdOLDo #NASA #AmesResearchCenter #Webb #JamesWebbSpaceTelescope #UnfoldTheUniverse #SpaceTelescope #Galaxy #stars #BlackHole