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Spiral galaxy IC 5332 is more than 29 million light years away from Earth.

. Comparing and contrasting these the two images will help astronomers learn more about how stars, dust, and gas interact within swirly spiral galaxies and the specific properties of IC 5332.

Spiral galaxy IC 5332, taken by the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope with its MIRI instrument. CREDITS: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, J. Lee and the PHANGS-JWST and PHANGS-HST Teams, obtaining observations in the mid-infrared range like the scale that the JWST can see, is incredibly challenging from Earth, partially because Earth’s atmosphere absorbs most of the light. The heat from the atmosphere also complicates things.

Galaxy IC 5332 as seen from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. CREDITS: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, J. Lee and the PHANGS-JWST and PHANGS-HST Teamsoperates 91 degrees Fahrenheit colder than the rest of the observatory aboard the JWST which rests at a chilly 466 degrees Fahrenheit . That means that MIRI operates in an environment only 44 degrees Fahrenheit warmer then

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