{"id":614161,"date":"2024-02-13T12:35:18","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T17:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/53495965723-5c5c821f78-o.png"},"modified":"2024-02-13T12:43:40","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T17:43:40","slug":"53495965723-5c5c821f78-o","status":"inherit","type":"attachment","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-detail\/53495965723-5c5c821f78-o\/","title":{"rendered":"NGC 4254 (Webb Image)"},"author":334,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_video_cc_file_id":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_audio_cc_file_id":""},"media-tags":[],"read_time":1,"video_cc_url":"","audio_cc_url":"","credits":"NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Janice Lee (STScI), Thomas Williams (Oxford), and the PHANGS team","original_date":{"stamp":1706486400,"display":"January 29th, 2024"},"description":{"rendered":"<p class=\"attachment\"><a href='https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/53495965723-5c5c821f78-o.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/53495965723-5c5c821f78-o.png?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Webb\u2019s image of NGC 4254 shows a densely populated face-on spiral galaxy anchored by its central region, which has a light blue haze that takes up about a quarter of the view. In this circular core is the brightest blue area. Within the core are populations of older stars, represented by many pinpoints of blue light. Spiny spiral arms made of stars, gas, and dust also start at the center, largely starting in the wider area of the blue haze. The spiral arms extend to the edges, rotating counterclockwise. The spiraling filamentary structure looks somewhat like a cross section of a nautilus shell. The arms of the galaxy are largely orange, ranging from dark to bright orange. Scattered across the packed scene are some additional bright blue pinpoints of light, which are stars spread throughout the galaxy. In areas where there is less orange, it is darker, and some dark regions look more circular.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/53495965723-5c5c821f78-o.png 2000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/53495965723-5c5c821f78-o.png?resize=300,168 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/53495965723-5c5c821f78-o.png?resize=768,429 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/53495965723-5c5c821f78-o.png?resize=1024,572 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/53495965723-5c5c821f78-o.png?resize=1536,859 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/53495965723-5c5c821f78-o.png?resize=400,224 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/53495965723-5c5c821f78-o.png?resize=600,335 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/53495965723-5c5c821f78-o.png?resize=900,503 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/53495965723-5c5c821f78-o.png?resize=1200,671 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s oh-so-easy to be mesmerized by this spiral galaxy. Follow its clearly defined arms, which are brimming with stars, to its center, where there may be old star clusters and \u2013 sometimes \u2013 active supermassive black holes. NASA\u2019s James Webb Space Telescope delivered highly detailed scenes of this and other nearby spiral galaxies in a combination of near- and mid-infrared light.<\/p>\n"},"caption":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s oh-so-easy to be mesmerized by this spiral galaxy. Follow its clearly defined arms, which are brimming with stars, to its center, where there may be old star clusters and \u2013 sometimes \u2013 active supermassive black holes. NASA\u2019s James Webb Space Telescope delivered highly detailed scenes of this and other nearby spiral galaxies in a combination of near- and mid-infrared light.<\/p>\n"},"alt_text":"Webb\u2019s image of NGC 4254 shows a densely populated face-on spiral galaxy anchored by its central region, which has a light blue haze that takes up about a quarter of the view. In this circular core is the brightest blue area. Within the core are populations of older stars, represented by many pinpoints of blue light. Spiny spiral arms made of stars, gas, and dust also start at the center, largely starting in the wider area of the blue haze. The spiral arms extend to the edges, rotating counterclockwise. The spiraling filamentary structure looks somewhat like a cross section of a nautilus shell. The arms of the galaxy are largely orange, ranging from dark to bright orange. Scattered across the packed scene are some additional bright blue pinpoints of light, which are stars spread throughout the galaxy. In areas where there is less orange, it is darker, and some dark regions look more circular.","media_type":"image","mime_type":"image\/png","media_details":{"width":2000,"height":1118,"file":"2024\/02\/53495965723-5c5c821f78-o.png","filesize":4243566,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"file":"53495965723-5c5c821f78-o.png?resize=150,150","width":150,"height":150,"filesize":4243566,"mime_type":"image\/png","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/53495965723-5c5c821f78-o.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1"},"medium":{"file":"53495965723-5c5c821f78-o.png?resize=300,168","width":300,"height":168,"filesize":4243566,"mime_type":"image\/png","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/53495965723-5c5c821f78-o.png?w=300"},"medium_large":{"file":"53495965723-5c5c821f78-o.png?resize=768,429","width":768,"height":429,"filesize":4243566,"mime_type":"image\/png","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/53495965723-5c5c821f78-o.png?w=1024"},"large":{"file":"53495965723-5c5c821f78-o.png?resize=1024,572","width":1024,"height":572,"filesize":4243566,"mime_type":"image\/png","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/53495965723-5c5c821f78-o.png?w=1024"},"1536x1536":{"file":"53495965723-5c5c821f78-o.png?resize=1536,859","width":1536,"height":859,"filesize":4243566,"mime_type":"image\/png","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/53495965723-5c5c821f78-o.png?w=1536"},"thumbnail-sm":{"file":"53495965723-5c5c821f78-o.png?resize=50,50","width":50,"height":50,"filesize":4243566,"mime_type":"image\/png","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/53495965723-5c5c821f78-o.png?w=50&h=50&crop=1"},"thumbnail-md":{"file":"53495965723-5c5c821f78-o.png?resize=100,100","width":100,"height":100,"filesize":4243566,"mime_type":"image\/png","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/53495965723-5c5c821f78-o.png?w=100&h=100&crop=1"},"thumbnail-lg":{"file":"53495965723-5c5c821f78-o.png?resize=200,200","width":200,"height":200,"filesize":4243566,"mime_type":"image\/png","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/53495965723-5c5c821f78-o.png?w=200&h=200&crop=1"},"card-xsm":{"file":"53495965723-5c5c821f78-o.png?resize=400,224","width":400,"height":224,"filesize":4243566,"mime_type":"image\/png","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/53495965723-5c5c821f78-o.png?w=400"},"card-sm":{"file":"53495965723-5c5c821f78-o.png?resize=600,335","width":600,"height":335,"filesize":4243566,"mime_type":"image\/png","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/53495965723-5c5c821f78-o.png?w=600"},"card-md":{"file":"53495965723-5c5c821f78-o.png?resize=900,503","width":900,"height":503,"filesize":4243566,"mime_type":"image\/png","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/53495965723-5c5c821f78-o.png?w=900"},"card-lg":{"file":"53495965723-5c5c821f78-o.png?resize=1200,671","width":1200,"height":671,"filesize":4243566,"mime_type":"image\/png","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/53495965723-5c5c821f78-o.png?w=1200"},"full":{"file":"53495965723-5c5c821f78-o.png","width":1024,"height":572,"mime_type":"image\/png","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/53495965723-5c5c821f78-o.png"}},"image_meta":{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0","keywords":[]},"credits":"NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Janice Lee (STScI), Thomas Williams (Oxford), and the PHANGS team","original_date":{"stamp":1706486400,"display":"January 29th, 2024"}},"post":null,"source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/53495965723-5c5c821f78-o.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/614161"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/attachment"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"media-tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media-tags?post=614161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}