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Webb Zooms In on Central Region of Messier 82


Using the Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI) aboard the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have captured a stunning infrared image of central part of Messier 82, an edge-on starburst galaxy located about 12 million light-years away.

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