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An interpretation of the Decal by the Community. A symbol of permissionless creativity. Series Thirty One.

Thousands of galaxies flood this near-infrared image of galaxy cluster SMACS 0723. High-resolution imaging from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope combined with a natural effect known as gravitational lensing made this finely detailed image possible.

First, focus on the galaxies responsible for the lensing: the bright white elliptical galaxy at the center of the image and smaller white galaxies throughout the image. Bound together by gravity in a galaxy cluster, they are bending the light from galaxies that appear in the vast distances behind them. The combined mass of the galaxies and dark matter act as a cosmic telescope, creating magnified, contorted, and sometimes mirrored images of individual galaxies.

Clear examples of mirroring are found in the prominent orange arcs to the left and right of the brightest cluster galaxy. These are lensed galaxies – each individual galaxy is shown twice in one arc. Webb’s image has fully revealed their bright cores, which are filled with stars, along with orange star clusters along their edges.

Not all galaxies in this field are mirrored – some are stretched. Others appear scattered by interactions with other galaxies, leaving trails of stars behind them.

Webb has refined the level of detail we can observe throughout this field. Very diffuse galaxies appear like collections of loosely bound dandelion seeds aloft in a breeze. Individual “pods” of star formation practically bloom within some of the most distant galaxies – the clearest, most detailed views of star clusters in the early universe so far.

One galaxy speckled with star clusters appears near the bottom end of the bright central star’s vertical diffraction spike – just to the right of a long orange arc. The long, thin ladybug-like galaxy is flecked with pockets of star formation. Draw a line between its “wings” to roughly match up its star clusters, mirrored top to bottom. Because this galaxy is so magnified and its individual star clusters are so crisp, researchers will be able to study it in exquisite detail, which wasn’t previously possible for galaxies this distant.

The galaxies in this scene that are farthest away – the tiniest galaxies that are located well behind the cluster – look nothing like the spiral and elliptical galaxies observed in the local universe. They are much clumpier and more irregular. Webb’s highly detailed image may help researchers measure the ages and masses of star clusters within these distant galaxies. This might lead to more accurate models of galaxies that existed at cosmic “spring,” when galaxies were sprouting tiny “buds” of new growth, actively interacting and merging, and had yet to develop into larger spirals. Ultimately, Webb’s upcoming observations will help astronomers better understand how galaxies form and grow in the early universe.

NIRCam was built by a team at the University of Arizona and Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Technology Center.

For a full array of Webb’s first images and spectra, including downloadable files, please visit: https://webbtelescope.org/news/first-images 

Credits:
IMAGE: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI

An interpretation of the Decal by Michael Connolly. A symbol of permissionless creativity. Series Twenty Six.

In the artwork "Wonder Machine", the viewer is presented with a vision of a future where technology has advanced 
to the point where children are created on an assembly line. The children are constructed from a combination 
of advanced materials and organic substances, and they are arranged in a single file line, waiting for their moment of creation.  
At the front of the line, a massive machine is at work, using a powerful laser scanner to bring the children to life. 
The laser scans each child, adjusting and calibrating their systems to perfection. With each scan, the children 
become animated and start to move, taking their first steps into the world.  
The children are full of wonder and excitement as they explore their new surroundings, and the artist has 
captured this emotion in their lifelike movements and expressions. They represent a vision of the future 
where technology and life are intertwined, creating a new generation of beings that blur the line between 
machine and human.  
Despite the beauty of the scene, the "Wonder Machine" also raises important questions about the nature of life and 
what it means to be human. The idea of an assembly line producing 
life is both awe-inspiring and unsettling, forcing the viewer 
to confront the reality of a future where technology has the 
power to create and control life.  
In this thought-provoking work of art, the artist invites the viewer to consider the implications of a world where technology has the power to create life, and what this means for our understanding of what it means to be human.

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