Posted on Jul 13, 2025
James Webb telescope reveals dizzying galaxies in the Bullet Cluster: Space photo of the week
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Why it's so special: Galaxy clusters act as a magnifying lens, shining light on the faintest and most distant objects — a phenomenon known as gravitational lensing. On the rarest of occasions, galaxy clusters collide, creating an even more massive lens. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) recently provided extremely detailed observations of such a lens, the Bullet Cluster.
Located about 3.7 billion light-years from Earth in the constellation Carina, the Bullet Cluster is the aftermath of the collision between two galaxy clusters that is estimated to have begun approximately 150 million years ago. Each of the two galaxy clusters can be distinguished within the blue regions, yet they are bound by gravity and together form a single entity — the Bullet Cluster.
Located about 3.7 billion light-years from Earth in the constellation Carina, the Bullet Cluster is the aftermath of the collision between two galaxy clusters that is estimated to have begun approximately 150 million years ago. Each of the two galaxy clusters can be distinguished within the blue regions, yet they are bound by gravity and together form a single entity — the Bullet Cluster.
James Webb telescope reveals dizzying galaxies in the Bullet Cluster: Space photo of the week
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~ "3.7 BILLION Light YEARS"?~
If I Think About That For Very Long I Think My Mind Would Explode.
It's Like Giving Serious Thought To How Long Eternity Is.
I'd Sure Like A Tour Around That James Webb Telescope
Just To See It's Size & How It Operates. Perhaps THIS Is The Answer,
Maybe I Can Get Him To Check It Out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgYbogp1Ha0
If I Think About That For Very Long I Think My Mind Would Explode.
It's Like Giving Serious Thought To How Long Eternity Is.
I'd Sure Like A Tour Around That James Webb Telescope
Just To See It's Size & How It Operates. Perhaps THIS Is The Answer,
Maybe I Can Get Him To Check It Out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgYbogp1Ha0
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Lt Col Charlie Brown Space, the final frontier! It's amazing what they have been able to find in the world beyond.
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Sgt Jim Belanus
as the old guy would say" what a wonderment" , kind of hard to get ones head around all that this is finding. It is making Gene Roddenbery look like a Genius. I have a good view of the heavens, living in the northern latitude's with not much for artificial lights, on a snowcovered nite, a walk at nite is crystal clear and the beauty of the universe is readily viewable.
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Cpl Vic Burk
Sgt Jim Belanus - Out here in the country we noticed the first week how many stars we could see that we never saw when we lived in Chicago. Light pollution!
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