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The Phantom Galaxy

Data from the Hubble and Webb space telescopes of the Phantom Galaxy.
Data from the Hubble and Webb space telescopes of the Phantom Galaxy. Image: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, J. Lee and the PHANGS-JWST Team; ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. Chandar Acknowledgement: J. Schmidt

Try not to get dizzy staring at this shot of the Phantom Galaxy seen in optical and mid-infrared wavelengths. The image was taken using data from both Webb and Hubble. The galaxy is about 32 million light-years from Earth and features clouds of gas, dust, and star-forming regions.