Hereโ€™s your golden ticket to the star factory ๐ŸŒŸ

Located approximately 35 million light-years away, NGC 1559 is a barred spiral galaxy. Its massive arms are abound with star formation.

In this image, Webbโ€™s Mid-Infrared Instrument captures the glow of interstellar dust grains, while its Near-Infrared Camera shows the light from stars โ€” even young stars hidden behind vast amounts of dust.

Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Leroy, J. Lee and the PHANGS Team

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