A powerful “Cosmic Tornado” has received a high-definition glow-up thanks to NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The new look at Herbig-Haro 49/50 (HH 49/50) released today also answers a ...

However, the nature of the fuzzy object at the tip of the "tornado" remained ... extraordinary cosmic coincidence' and one of the most remarkable images ever captured by the JWST.

It was nicknamed the "Cosmic Tornado" due to ... located at its tip — but JWST's are. Using Webb's NIRCam and Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI), astronomers have captured glowing hydrogen and ...

the jet heated up cosmic gas and dust that eventually cooled to produce the reddish-orange tornado appearance. JWST captured hydrogen molecules, carbon monoxide molecules, and grains of dust that have ...

This 'cosmic tornado' happened 625 light years away in a part of space where stars are being born. The amazing jets of light on display are what happens when the outflows of forming stars reach ...

The giant spiral didn’t look like it belonged there, so Wang assumed it was an interloper from much later in cosmic time that just happened to be in JWST’s field of view. Upon further analysis ...