James Webb Telescope Captures Star Formation in the Milky Way's Outer Reaches
NASA's Webb telescope reveals unprecedented detail of star clusters and jets in the Extreme Outer Galaxy, providing new insights into early star formation.
- The James Webb Space Telescope examined the Extreme Outer Galaxy, located over 58,000 light-years from the Milky Way's center.
- Using its NIRCam and MIRI instruments, Webb captured detailed images of star-forming regions within Digel Clouds 1 and 2.
- The data revealed young protostars, outflows, jets, and nebular structures in clusters 1A, 1B, 2N, and 2S.
- In Digel Cloud 2S, Webb confirmed the presence of a sub-cluster and observed multiple jets of material shooting out from young stars.
- These observations allow scientists to study star formation in the outer Milky Way with the same depth as regions closer to Earth.
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