NASA's James Webb Space Telescope observes the Cigar Galaxy (M82)
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured new infrared imagery of the starburst galaxy M82.
The observations reveal the galaxy's structure and approximately 16.5 million stars through dust clouds.
Rapid star formation in M82 is attributed to a past galactic merger.
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope observes the Cigar Galaxy (M82)
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02 — Who / Subject
NASA
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Space
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June 2026
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