NASA releases 'unprecedented' Horsehead Nebula image captured by James Webb Space Telescope
April 30, 2024
The world’s most powerful space telescope, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, has just released the sharpest infrared images to date of the Horsehead Nebula, a small dark nebula in the constellation Orion that acts as a nursery for newborn stars.
Captured in unprecedented detail, the image of the nebula focuses on a portion of the horse’s “mane” that is about 0.8 light-years in width and roughly 1,300 light-years away from Earth.
“The observations show a part of the iconic nebula in a whole new light, capturing its complexity with unprecedented spatial resolution,” reports the European Space Agency (ESA).
Captured in unprecedented detail, the image of the nebula focuses on a portion of the horse’s “mane” that is about 0.8 light-years in width and roughly 1,300 light-years away from Earth.
“The observations show a part of the iconic nebula in a whole new light, capturing its complexity with unprecedented spatial resolution,” reports the European Space Agency (ESA).