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Horizonte de Eventos - Episódio 50 - Resumo do Terceiro Dia do Congresso da Sociedade Astronômica Americana

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Reposted from @nasa Got a pocket, got a pocketful of starshine? ✨⁣ ⁣ One way to study what star formation was like in the early universe is to find parallels close by. That's why @NASAWebb took a look at NGC 346, finding never-before-seen pockets of star formation.⁣ ⁣ NGC 346 resides in our neighboring dwarf galaxy, the Small Magellanic Cloud. It has a composition much closer to that of galaxies from the early universe — when star formation was at its peak. By observing NGC 346, astronomers may learn what early star formation in far-off galaxies might have looked like.⁣ ⁣ Webb’s sensitivity allows it to see much smaller protostars (baby stars) than previously observed. The telescope can even see the dust in the disks of gas around those protostars, which is a first! Essentially, Webb is seeing the building blocks of not just stars, but also potentially planets. This could lead to learning if rocky planets formed earlier in the universe than we thought.⁣ ⁣ Read more at the link in @NASAWebb’s bio.⁣ ⁣ Image description: A star cluster within a nebula. The center of the image contains arcs of orange and pink gas that form a boat-like shape. One end of these arcs points to the top right of the image, while the other end points toward the bottom left. Another plume of orange and pink gas expands from the center to the top left of the image. To the right of this plume is a large cluster of white stars. There are more of these white stars and galaxies of different sizes spread throughout the image.⁣ ⁣ Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, O. Jones (UK ATC), G. De Marchi (ESTEC), and M. Meixner (USRA), with image processing by A. Pagan (STScI), N. Habel (USRA), L. Lenkic (USRA) and L. Chu (NASA/Ames)⁣ ⁣ #JWST #JamesWebbSpaceTelescope #NASA #Star #Galaxy #Universe #Space #Astronomy #AAS241#eugenelacroix1 @eugenelacroix1 #photography https://www.instagram.com/p/CnUH_-yoJ77/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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We're counting down until #AAS241 in Seattle! Follow us for exciting content from our booth in the exhibit hall (715), press conferences, and the STScI Town Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 10, at 12:45 pm PT!

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Horizonte de Eventos - Episódio 48 - Resumo Do Primeiro Dia Do Congresso da Sociedade Astronômica Americana

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Horizonte de Eventos - Episódio 51 - Resumo do Quarto Dia do Congresso da Sociedade Astronômica Americana

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Horizonte de Eventos - Episódio 49 - Resumo do Segundo Dia do Congresso da Sociedade Astronômica Americana