The Sombrero Galaxy, named for its resemblance ... transforming our understanding of its structure and composition. Gone is the glowing, central core familiar from Hubble Space Telescope images.

Both images from the Webb and Hubble telescopes show the distinctive, clumpy dust structure forming the outer ring of the Sombrero Galaxy. However, the picture taken by the Webb Telescope offers ...

The mid-infrared view, taken by Webb’s MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument), alters the galaxy’s typical hat-like appearance, showcasing it as a structure ... though the Sombrero galaxy remains ...