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title: "James Webb Space Telescope gazes into a galactic garden of budding stars"  
description: "The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured a stunning image of the galaxy M83 (NGC 5236) using its Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI)."  
author: "Saumya Mishra"  
published: 2023-11-01  
updated: 2023-11-01  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/news/3480/james-webb-space-telescope-gazes-into-a-galactic-garden-of-budding-stars  
category: "information technology"  
tags: ["satellite assembly", "space science", "universe technology"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# James Webb Space Telescope gazes into a galactic garden of budding stars

**The [James Webb Space Telescope](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2964/nasa-notifies-a-mysterious-glitch-in-the-james-webb-space-telescope) (JWST) has captured a stunning image of the** [**galaxy**](https://www.mindstick.com/news/3249/nasa-launches-new-site-beta) **M83 (NGC 5236) using its Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI). M83 is a barred spiral galaxy located about 15 million light-years from Earth and is of particular interest to** [**astronomers**](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1270/things-you-didn-t-know-about-nasa) **studying star formation.**

**The image reveals various [features](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12993/5-advanced-features-for-your-odoo-ecommerce-theme) of M83:**

- **Bright blue regions in the center of the galaxy indicate areas with dense concentrations of** [**stars.**](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/85692/birth-and-death-of-the-stars)
- **Bright yellow tendrils extending from the center represent stellar nurseries, where new stars are actively forming.**
- **Orange-red splashes mark regions rich in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, carbon-based compounds that MIRI's wavelengths are well-suited to detect.**

![James Webb Space Telescope gazes into a galactic garden of budding stars](https://www.mindstick.com/usernews/655071/a2ccc3ca-17a3-4d67-aceb-87f75b9d068c/images/e105f442-5fc9-4d7a-ba48-24aedea73b35.jpeg)

This [observation](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/70595/annular-solar-eclipse-2019-a-personal-observation) of M83 is part of the [Feedback](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12731/the-importance-of-feedback-to-the-user-experience) in Emerging Extragalactic Star Clusters (FEAST) program, which aims to understand the [connection](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13012/what-makes-ethernet-connection-better-than-wifi) between star formation and stellar feedback in galaxies. Stellar feedback refers to the process in which stars release matter and energy as they form.

By studying this [relationship](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/80819/live-in-relationship-protecting-the-right-to-live-together), astronomers can refine their models to gain a better [understanding](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12918/cat-5e-vs-cat-6a-understanding-the-major-differences) of how stars are born and how they evolve. The FEAST program will include observations of a total of six galaxies, with previous observations, including the galaxy M51, conducted using JWST.

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