Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Leroy
@webb-telescope
Regular posts of images related to the James Webb Space Telescope. This account is not associated with NASA. Posts are sourced from esawebb.org/images and www.flickr.com/photos/nasawebbtelescope Managed by π΄ @redshift.pics
Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Leroy
A spiral galaxy with a blue-white core, surrounded by a faint blue disc and bright red dust, with distant galaxies in the background. Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Leroy
ESA/Webb (@esa.int) images (Feb 20, 2026)
Webb captures NGC 5134, a spiral galaxy 65 million light-years away, revealing the interplay of star formation and interstellar dust in stunning detail.
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Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, V. Almendros-Abad, M. Guarcello, K. Monsch, and the EWOCS team
A cluster of stars inside a large nebula with bright red and pale pink clouds of gas and dust, featuring small bright white stars and larger stars with long spikes. Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, V. Almendros-Abad, M. Guarcello, K. Monsch, and the EWOCS team
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on Flickr (Dec 19, 2025)
In a stunning view of Westerlund 2, Webb reveals brown dwarfs and newborn stars, highlighting cosmic creation in this vibrant nebula.
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Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Adamo (Stockholm University), G. Bortolini, and the FEAST JWST team
Two interacting dwarf galaxies, NGC 4490 and NGC 4485, connected by a bright stream of gas, with regions of bright blue ionised gas visible. Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Adamo (Stockholm University), G. Bortolini, and the FEAST JWST team
ESA/Webb (@esa.int) images (Dec 2, 2025)
Dwarf galaxies NGC 4490 and NGC 4485 are seen in a gravitational dance, connected by a gas bridge and showcasing new star formation, offering insights into galaxy evolution.
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Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Ralf Crawford (STScI)
Artist's concept of PSR J2322-2650b, a lemon-shaped exoplanet with a glowing star, against a black background. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Ralf Crawford (STScI)
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on Flickr (Dec 16, 2025)
NASA's Webb explores PSR J2322-2650b, a unique exoplanet with a possible diamond core, orbiting a pulsar just a million miles away.
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Credit: NASA; ESA; CSA; STScI; Michael Meyer (University of Michigan); Matthew De Furio (UT Austin); Massimo Robberto (STScI); Alyssa Pagan (STScI)
A collage of near-infrared images of the Flame Nebula, showing Hubble's view on the left and Webb's detailed images of dusty regions on the right. Credit: NASA; ESA; CSA; STScI; Michael Meyer (University of Michigan); Matthew De Furio (UT Austin); Massimo Robberto (STScI); Alyssa Pagan (STScI)
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on Flickr (Mar 10, 2025)
NASA's Webb reveals new insights into the Flame Nebula, uncovering brown dwarf candidates in this star-forming region of the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex.
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Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Ralf Crawford (STScI)
Artist's concept of exoplanet TOI-561 b showing a thick atmosphere above a magma ocean. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Ralf Crawford (STScI)
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on Flickr (Dec 15, 2025)
TOI-561 b is an ultra-short period exoplanet with a thick atmosphere over a vast magma ocean, orbiting a star 280 light-years away.
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Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)
A nebula appears like a transparent bubble with a blue edge, containing two hemispheres of off-white material and a dark lane, resembling a brain seen from above. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)
ESA/Webb (@esa.int) images (Feb 25, 2026)
Mid-infrared observations of the Exposed Cranium Nebula by Webb's MIRI highlight the complex material ejections from its central dying star.
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Credit: NASA/CXC/Penn State/G. Garmire; NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI; NASA/CXC/SAO/L. Frattare; NSA/ESA/CSA/STScI/A. Pagan
Colorful nebula NGC 6357 with the young cluster Pismis 24, featuring bursts of high-energy activity from active stars, captured by Chandra and Webb. Credit: NASA/CXC/Penn State/G. Garmire; NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI; NASA/CXC/SAO/L. Frattare; NSA/ESA/CSA/STScI/A. Pagan
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on Flickr (Dec 23, 2025)
NGC 6357, featuring the young star cluster Pismis 24, is illuminated by high-energy activity from active stars, as seen by Chandra and Webb.
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Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, P. van Dokkum (Yale University)
A pair of distant galaxies forming the shape of an infinity symbol, with overlapping fuzzy rings and bright yellow nuclei at their centers. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, P. van Dokkum (Yale University)
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on Flickr (Jul 15, 2025)
NASA's Webb has potentially detected a newly formed supermassive black hole in the Infinity Galaxy, resulting from the collision of two galaxies.
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Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)Β
A nebula resembling a transparent skull with a brain inside, featuring a dark lane between two orange clouds, surrounded by stars and distant galaxies. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)Β
ESA/Webb (@esa.int) images (Feb 25, 2026)
The Exposed Cranium Nebula showcases distinct phases of a dying starβs outbursts, with a skull-like outer bubble and orange interior clouds.
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Credit: NASA/Chris Gunn
Engineers inspecting the James Webb Space Telescope inside Chamber A at NASA's Johnson Space Center after final cryogenic testing. Credit: NASA/Chris Gunn
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on Flickr (Nov 18, 2017)
Engineers conduct inspections on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope following the completion of its final cryogenic testing at Johnson Space Center.
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Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)
An image of the Cranium Nebula, resembling a brain inside a semi-transparent skull, with off-white material being expelled from the center, surrounded by a blue edge and scattered background galaxies. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)
ESA/Webb (@esa.int) images (Feb 25, 2026)
The Cranium Nebula shines in mid-infrared light from Webbβs MIRI, showcasing the dynamic ejections of material from its central star in striking detail.
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Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)
Side-by-side images of the Exposed Cranium Nebula in near-infrared and mid-infrared light, showing differences in star visibility and cosmic dust. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)
ESA/Webb (@esa.int) images (Feb 25, 2026)
NIRCam and MIRI showcase the Exposed Cranium Nebula, highlighting stars and background galaxies in the near-infrared and cosmic dust in the mid-infrared.
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Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)
Annotated images of the Exposed Cranium Nebula PMR 1 captured by JWST's NIRCam and MIRI, including compass arrows, scale bar, and colour key. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)
ESA/Webb (@esa.int) images (Feb 25, 2026)
The Exposed Cranium Nebula PMR 1, as seen by the James Webb Space Telescope's NIRCam and MIRI, showcases intricate structures in near-infrared and mid-infrared wavelengths.
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Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Ralf Crawford (STScI); Johanna Teske (Carnegie Science Earth and Planets Laboratory), Anjali Piette (University of Birmingham), Tim Lichtenberg (Groningen), Nicole Wallack (Carnegie Science Earth and Planets Laboratory)
Artist's concept of the ultra-hot exoplanet TOI-561 b orbiting its star, showcasing a thick atmosphere and a glowing surface indicative of molten rock. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Ralf Crawford (STScI); Johanna Teske (Carnegie Science Earth and Planets Laboratory), Anjali Piette (University of Birmingham), Tim Lichtenberg (Groningen), Nicole Wallack (Carnegie Science Earth and Planets Laboratory)
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on Flickr (Dec 11, 2025)
NASA's Webb has found strong evidence of a thick atmosphere on the super-Earth TOI-561 b, which orbits close to its star and features a global magma ocean.
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