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How many cosmic wonders can you spot? 👀⁣ ⁣ Here we have a composite of images provided by NASAChandraXRay, which sees in X-ray light, and NASAWebb, which detects infrared light. Together with optical data from NASAHubble, infrared data from the Spitzer Space Telescope, and supporting data from XMM-Newton and ESO’s New Technology Telescope, they made this dazzling view by mapping the data to colors that humans can perceive. Pictured are two galaxies, a nebula, and a star cluster.⁣ ⁣ The star cluster NGC 346, located in The Small Magellanic Cloud is about 200,000 light-years away from Earth. The purple cloud shows the remains of a supernova explosion from a massive star. The “barred” spiral galaxy NGC 1672 is shown and unlike other spiral galaxies, this one has the arms barred straight with stars across the center. You can also spot The Eagle Nebula in the mix with its pillars of gas and dust among the stars. Lastly, we have the spiral galaxy Messier 74 which can be visible to the human...

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