Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international team of astronomers has observed a nearby spiral galaxy known as NGC 891. Results of the observational campaign, published August 15 on the preprint server arXiv, provide more insights into the nature of this galaxy and its circumgalactic medium. ... read full story
"These small grains could be present in pockets of dense material and protected from ionizing radiation; this scenario agrees with simulations and a good match between emission and extinction in the literature,"