This image captured by Webb’s NIRCam instrument, shows a planetary nebula in near-infrared. The central bright star lies between gas and dust expelled by dying stars.
This image of the Cartwheel Galaxy was also taken by Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera. The galaxy was formed 400 million years ago after a collision.
The photo shows bright blue auroras glowing in the atmosphere of Jupiter’s north and south poles. The faint white rings can also be seen along the planet’s equator.
This view of M74, also known as Phantom Galaxy, shows red colour dust spiralling out from the centre along with glittery pink stars and blue stars in the background.
This rare image of Neptune captures the clearest view of its rings in infrared light. Triton, Neptune’s large, bright moon can be seen on the top left.
Captured by Webb this fiery ‘hourglass’ is the beginning of a new star. The core of this protostar will compress as it pulls material for nuclear fusion, forming a star.
Arp 220, the result of a collision between two spiral galaxies, is a luminous galaxy that was formed about 700 million years ago. It radiates 300 times more light than our galaxy.
This rare super-bright Wolf-Rayet star is at a brief phase that only a few stars go through before they explode. Surrounding this star is a cloud material that resembles cherry blossom.
This unique and beautiful image is a remnant of supernova Cassiopeia A (Cas A). The gas and dust present will soon form new stars and planets.
The NGC 7469 Galaxy is bursting with new stars. This image captured by Webb has large spikes due to the bright light of the galaxy interacting with the mirrors of the telescope.