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It sits close enough for serious study yet displays features that hint at a far more dramatic history than its current appearance first suggests. A new image from NASA\u2019s James Webb Space Telescope, released to mark four years of science operations, brings that history into much clearer view.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-249265\"\/><br \/><iframe title=\"Zoom video: Centaurus A\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9f3iZ3MAW5Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Zoom video: Centaurus A\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9f3iZ3MAW5Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><br \/>The galaxy spans diagonally across the frame. A bright, sparkling white core sits at its center, with a broad band of golden-orange dust flowing through it that you can nearly reach out and touch. It\u2019s shaped like a parallelogram and covered in a variety of mottled spots, brilliant knots, and wonderful thin filaments that snake through the material like tapestries. Just above the center is a fainter peach-colored ribbon that follows a mild S curve.<\/p>\n<div class=\"aawp\">\n<div class=\"aawp-product aawp-product--horizontal aawp-product--ribbon aawp-product--sale\" data-aawp-product-asin=\"B0CGY3ZB29\" data-aawp-product-id=\"241288\" data-aawp-tracking-id=\"tec02e-20\" data-aawp-product-title=\"LEGO Technic Planet Earth and Moon in Orbit Building Set Outer Space Birthday Gift for 10 Year Olds Solar System Toy for Imaginative Independent Play Room D\u00e9cor for Boys &amp; Girls 42179\">\n<p>    <span class=\"aawp-product__ribbon aawp-product__ribbon--sale\">Sale<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"aawp-product__thumb\">\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aawp-product__image\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41uDAeZEUVL._SL160_.jpg\" alt=\"LEGO Technic Planet Earth and Moon in Orbit Building Set, Outer Space Birthday Gift for 10 Year Olds...\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"aawp-product__content\">\n<p>            LEGO Technic Planet Earth and Moon in Orbit Building Set, Outer Space Birthday Gift for 10 Year Olds&#8230;        <\/p>\n<div class=\"aawp-product__description\">\n<ul>\n<li>Interactive model \u2013 Inspire kids to build a representation of the Earth, Sun and Moon in orbit with this LEGO Technic Planet Earth and Moon in Orbit&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Educational space toy \u2013 Kids can turn the crank to see how the Earth and the Moon orbit around the Sun<\/li>\n<li>Includes months and moon phases \u2013 This solar system toy includes printed details, like the month and moon phases to help kids see how the Earth\u2019s&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<iframe title=\"Transition video: Centaurus A\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0aUNVB3TDtM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Transition video: Centaurus A\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0aUNVB3TDtM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><br \/>\nAt first view, the galaxy\u2019s edges appear to be a fuzzy tangle, but they are actually made up of millions of individual stars that are now appearing as discrete points, particularly in the packed middle regions. The near-infrared camera detected these stars one by one. Its mid-infrared instrument also penetrated the dust that prevents us from seeing anything at shorter wavelengths, revealing warm structures blazing away within the lanes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/06103035\/webb-centaurus-a-starburst-galaxy-1.jpg\" alt=\"Webb Centaurus A Starburst Galaxy\" width=\"1280\" height=\"774\"\/><br \/>Astronomers have long believed that Centaurus A formed as a result of a massive collision. About two billion years ago, another galaxy collided with what was considered to be the original galaxy, pushing gas and stars into new orbits and initiating new waves of star formation. And the new image merely adds to the existing picture. Different groups of stars appear in various locations, some of which formed before the crash, while others appear in regions that were formed around the time of the accident, others appear in places that were disorganized following the catastrophe. By tracing these different generations of stars, researchers are able to provide a more detailed chronicle of the galaxy than previously possible.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/06103043\/webb-centaurus-a-starburst-galaxy-2.jpg\" alt=\"Webb Centaurus A Starburst Galaxy\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1211\"\/><br \/>Then there\u2019s the center supermassive black hole, which is actively involved in the ongoing story. It just keeps pulling in the surrounding material and blasting out powerful jets that help shape the whole thing, but it\u2019s almost as if the black hole is simultaneously encouraging star formation in some places by squishing the gas together and limiting it in others by pushing the material away. Even now, all of this activity continues. The earlier collision left behind a distorted disk of gas and dust, which continues to feed both the black hole and young stars.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/06103051\/webb-centaurus-a-starburst-galaxy-3.jpg\" alt=\"Webb Centaurus A Starburst Galaxy\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1570\"\/><br \/>Older telescopes could only see a small portion of all of this. Hubble\u2019s visible light photos simply stopped where dust obstructed them. Previous infrared observations revealed large-scale structures but were unable to distinguish the individual stars clustered in the center, but Webb provides not only the power to see through the dust but also the sharpness to show each and every star, transforming a familiar old object in our skies into a true detailed record of its own history.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 728px 160px; gap:2px; width:908px; background:#eee; padding:2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u901a\u680f\u9876\u90e8\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u6a2a\u5e45 908x258 \u8de8\u6574\u884c -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; height:258px; background:#ff6b6b; display:grid; place-items:center;\">\r\n    <!-- JuicyAds v3.0 -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async src=\"https:\/\/poweredby.jads.co\/js\/jads.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins id=\"1114307\" data-width=\"908\" data-height=\"258\"><\/ins>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async>(adsbyjuicy = window.adsbyjuicy || []).push({'adzone':1114307});<\/script>\r\n<!--JuicyAds END-->\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u7b2c\u4e8c\u901a\u680f\uff1a728\u00d790 \u901a\u680f -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; 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