#NASA's #Webb #Telescope Will Explore the Cores of Merging #Galaxies

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Researchers will study four nearby merging galaxies in unprecedented detail.

Merging galaxies often appear lit up like a fireworks display. The meeting of their gas flows accelerates star formation and feeds their central black holes. However, much of this activity, particularly where they are interacting, is shrouded by dust. Webb's significantly more sensitive, sharper observations in infrared light will be able to see through the dust, leading to high-resolution data that will reveal far more about what's happening at the cores of these galaxies.

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