Webb’s Extended Gaze Reveals 16 Million Stars Scattered Across the Cigar Galaxy

Astronomers have released a striking new image of the Cigar Galaxy (M82) taken with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Data for the portrait came from a dedicated 65-hour survey using the telescope’s Near-Infrared Camera. This extended observation time let Webb cut through dense dust clouds that normally hide the galaxy’s stellar population from view. Roughly [...]

Jun 23, 2026 0 1

Webb’s Extended Gaze Reveals 16 Million Stars Scattered Across the Cigar Galaxy

Astronomers have released a striking new image of the Cigar Galaxy (M82) taken with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Data for the portrait came from a dedicated 65-hour survey using the telescope’s Near-Infrared Camera. This extended observation time let Webb cut through dense dust clouds that normally hide the galaxy’s stellar population from view. Roughly [...]

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