NASA’s Webb Uncovers Dense Cosmic Knot in The Early Universe (IMAGE)

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NASA’s Webb Uncovers Dense Cosmic Knot in The Early Universe

Caption

At left, the quasar SDSS J165202.64+172852.3 is highlighted in a Hubble Space Telescope image taken in visible and near-infrared light. The images on the right and at bottom present new observations from the James Webb Space Telescope in multiple wavelengths. They demonstrate the distribution and motions of gas within a newly observed galaxy cluster around the central quasar. Download the full-resolution, uncompressed version and supporting visuals from the Space Telescope Science Institute. - https://webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/2022/058/01GFRJFAYA0RRX765W8PJJPT2B?news=true

Credit

Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, D. Wylezalek (Heidelberg Univ.), A. Vayner and N. Zakamska (Johns Hopkins Univ.) and the Q-3D Team

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