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Webb Maps Millions of Stars in Messier 82

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has resolved roughly 16.5 million stars in the edge-on spiral galaxy Messier 82 (M82, NGC 3034 or the Cigar Galaxy), offering astronomers an unprecedented look inside a galaxy undergoing an intense burst of star formation.

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