Sextans A PAHs Pull-out (NIRCam and MIRI Image)

Sextans A PAHs Pull-out (NIRCam and MIRI Image)

· NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI

Images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope of the dwarf galaxy Sextans A reveal polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), large carbon-based molecules that can be a signifier of star formation. The inset at the top right zooms in on those PAHs, which are represented in green.

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