The spiral galaxy known as Messier 81 (M81) has a rosy tint in this June 1, 2007, composite image that incorporates data from ...

and myriad more distant galaxies in the background. “The image shows Messier 83’s well-defined spiral arms, filled with pink clouds of hydrogen gas where new stars are forming. “Interspersed ...

“Webb’s new images are ... cores displaying pink-and-red diffraction spikes serve as signs that these galaxies may have central active supermassive black holes. The spiral galaxies are Webb ...