Webb Space Telescope’s Latest Cosmic Shot Shows Pair of Intertwined Galaxies Glowing in Infrared

Two interacting galaxies are captured by the Webb Space Telescope in the infrared. NASA and Space Telescope Science Institute via AP

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—The Webb Space Telescope has captured a pair of intertwined galaxies glowing in the infrared.

The observatory operated by NASA and the European Space Agency photographed the two galaxies 326 million light-years away, surrounded by a blue haze of stars and gas. A light-year is 5.8 trillion miles.