Beacon of Light
18 May 2026, 15:32 GMT
Source URL: https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/55255325881-69941927eb-o/
This latest Picture of the Month from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope features Messier 77 (M77), a barred spiral galaxy famous and appreciated among astronomers for its combination of relative proximity and spectacular features to study. It is located 45 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus (The Whale).