Space photo of the week: James Webb telescope peeks under the brim of a 'peculiar' Sombrero

Space photo of the week: James Webb telescope peeks under the brim of a 'peculiar' Sombrero

New near-infrared observations by the James Webb Space Telescope highlight a tightly packed group of stars at the peculiar galaxy's center as well as dust on its outer fringes.

The James Webb Telescope Reveals Details of the Sombrero Galaxy in a Stunning New Image

NASA's telescope has captured a stunning new image of the Sombrero Galaxy, complementing its observations made in late 2024 and providing new details about this system. The new and most recent image of the Sombrero Galaxy, taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI. The Sombrero Galaxy (Messier 104) is a spiral galaxy with a bright core surrounded by a flat disk of dark material, located 28 million light-years from Ea…