A supermassive black hole is also coming together at the heart of this galaxy maelstrom.

The Orion A region has never looked as colorful and vibrant.
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, and with a little help from Einstein, astronomers have “weighed” a sleeping giant, a dormant supermassive black hole located a staggering 10 billion light-years away.
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Thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have witnessed a cloudy morning dissipating to leave a clear sky by dusk on a distant hot Jupiter.
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Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have mapped the “cosmic web” of galaxies, the largest structure in the universe, with unprecedented detail.
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The James Webb Space Telescope has helped scientists peek into the secrets of galactic evolution — and the view is stunning, too.
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Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have directly analyzed the surface of a distant super-Earth, revealing a dark, airless, Mercury-like world.
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Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have investigated the star-forming region W51, resulting in stunning new images.
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The James Webb Space Telescope captured a stunning spiral galaxy 65 million light-years away, revealing glowing dust clouds and stellar nurseries.
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The nebula is possibly being produced by a type of unstable star called a Wolf–Rayet star.