Starburst Galaxy Messier 82 (NIRCam - longer wavelengths)
Starburst Galaxy Messier 82 (NIRCam - longer wavelengths)
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Located 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major, the starburst galaxy Messier 82 (M82) hosts a frenzy of star formation, producing new stars 10 times faster than the Milky Way galaxy.
Bright filaments stream out from the heart the galaxy, revealing a powerful galactic wind driven by intense star formation and the explosions of massive stars. Astronomers study this outflow to understand how gas escapes a galaxy and how that loss can influence its long-term evolution.
Webb’s NIRCam traces the wind using light from polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, tiny soot-like grains that survive in cooler regions but break apart in hotter ones. The structure of the emission resembles that of hot, ionized gas, suggesting PAHs may be replenished by continued ionization of molecular gas.
Image courtesy of NASA, ESA/Webb
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