Merging Galaxy Pair II ZW 96 | James Webb Space Telescope

Merging Galaxy Pair II ZW 96 | James Webb Space Telescope

This video features the chaotic merging galaxies II ZW 96, which have been examined in two distinct wavelengths by the NASA/European Space Agency Hubble Space Telescope and the NASA/European Space Agency/Canadian Space Agency James Webb Space Telescope.

The image shown first was taken by Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys and gives a view over the visible-light spectrum of this merger, clearly showing the starburst systems that have formed between the two galactic cores with their older stars. 

This view transitions to the new Webb image from the Near-InfraRed Camera instrument, which shines particularly brightly in infrared light. The star-forming regions which have been activated by the galactic tumult are particularly luminous in the infrared, which placed ZW II 96 as one of Webb’s first targets. 

Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA, CSA, L. Armus, A. Evans, the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration, N. Bartmann (ESA/Webb)

Duration: 30 seconds

Release Date: Nov. 30, 2022

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