{"id":541710,"date":"2026-09-16T14:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T04:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/image-article\/apod-2026-september-16-webbs-view-of-m64\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T14:05:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T04:05:00","slug":"apod-2026-september-16-webbs-view-of-m64","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=541710","title":{"rendered":"APOD: 2026 September 16 \u2013 Webb\u2019s View of M64"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-secondary-navigation\">\n<div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-wrapper z-top width-100 padding-0\">\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-secondary-navigation width-full border-bottom-1px text-center hds-color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-hdsnav\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"hds-secondary-nav-mobile-button display-flex tablet:display-flex desktop:display-none width-full flex-align-center bg-carbon-90 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astronomer.\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"media-detail-hero__media margin-bottom-6\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-smd-block-image-rollover smd-image-rollover hds-module hds-media smd-image-rollover--clickable-indicators\">\n<div class=\"smd-image-rollover__alignment margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-full\">\n<div class=\"smd-image-rollover__frame\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3853\" height=\"4070\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/september\/M64_Webb.jpg?w=3853&#038;h=4070&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"smd-image-rollover__image smd-image-rollover__image--primary\" alt=\"Hubble and JWST image of M64. A massive spiral galaxy glows with a yellow core, surrounded by arms full of orange-brown dust and pink and blue patches of star formation. Framed by a haze of dark dust, the galaxy shines against black space dotted with a few stars.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/september\/M64_Webb.jpg?w=3853&#038;h=4070&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 3853w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/september\/M64_Webb.jpg?w=284&#038;h=300&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 284w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/september\/M64_Webb.jpg?w=768&#038;h=811&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/september\/M64_Webb.jpg?w=969&#038;h=1024&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 969w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/september\/M64_Webb.jpg?w=1454&#038;h=1536&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1454w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/september\/M64_Webb.jpg?w=1939&#038;h=2048&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1939w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/september\/M64_Webb.jpg?w=379&#038;h=400&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 379w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/september\/M64_Webb.jpg?w=568&#038;h=600&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 568w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/september\/M64_Webb.jpg?w=852&#038;h=900&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 852w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/september\/M64_Webb.jpg?w=1136&#038;h=1200&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1136w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/september\/M64_Webb.jpg?w=1893&#038;h=2000&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1893w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3853px) 100vw, 3853px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3851\" height=\"4070\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/september\/M64_Hubble.jpg?w=3851&#038;h=4070&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"smd-image-rollover__image smd-image-rollover__image--secondary\" alt=\"Hubble image of M64. A massive spiral galaxy glows with a yellow core, surrounded by arms full of dark dust and pink and blue patches of star formation. Framed by a haze of dark dust, the galaxy shines against black space dotted with a few stars.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/september\/M64_Hubble.jpg?w=3851&#038;h=4070&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 3851w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/september\/M64_Hubble.jpg?w=284&#038;h=300&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 284w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/september\/M64_Hubble.jpg?w=768&#038;h=812&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/september\/M64_Hubble.jpg?w=969&#038;h=1024&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 969w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/september\/M64_Hubble.jpg?w=1453&#038;h=1536&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1453w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/september\/M64_Hubble.jpg?w=1938&#038;h=2048&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1938w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/september\/M64_Hubble.jpg?w=378&#038;h=399&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 378w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/september\/M64_Hubble.jpg?w=568&#038;h=600&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 568w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/september\/M64_Hubble.jpg?w=852&#038;h=900&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 852w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/september\/M64_Hubble.jpg?w=1135&#038;h=1200&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1135w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/september\/M64_Hubble.jpg?w=1892&#038;h=2000&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1892w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3851px) 100vw, 3851px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"toggle-button-container padding-1\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"toggle-view-before-button margin-right-1px is-active\" aria-pressed=\"true\"><span class=\"toggle-view-before-label\">Hubble + Webb<\/span><\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"toggle-view-after-button margin-left-1px\" aria-pressed=\"false\"><span class=\"toggle-view-after-label\">Hubble<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"display-48 margin-top-0 margin-bottom-3\">Webb&#8217;s View of M64<\/h1>\n<div class=\"grid-row media-detail-hero__content-row\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\">\n<p class=\"p-md margin-0 media-detail-hero__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Sometimes where <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/image-article\/apod-2001-august-6-the-orbiting-hubble-space-telescope\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Hubble<\/a> finds darkness, <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/webb\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Webb<\/a> sees light. An example is today\u2019s composite images of <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/hubble\/science\/explore-the-night-sky\/hubble-messier-catalog\/messier-64\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Messier 64<\/a> (M64), a nearby <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/universe\/galaxies\/types\/\" rel=\"noopener\">spiral galaxy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Eye_Galaxy\" rel=\"noopener\">of many names<\/a>. The dark band of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfa.harvard.edu\/news\/dust-galaxy\" rel=\"noopener\">dust<\/a> partially blocking its bright core earned it the moniker \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/image-article\/apod-2023-july-20-m64-the-black-eye-galaxy\/\" rel=\"noopener\">the Black Eye Galaxy<\/a>.\u201d Webb\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/jwst-docs.stsci.edu\/jwst-mid-infrared-instrument\" rel=\"noopener\">Mid-InfraRed Instrument<\/a> (MIRI) sees that dust, shown in red, as it absorbs and re-emits light from surrounding newborn stars. These young stars are embedded in pink star-forming regions in the Hubble-only image. M64\u2019s inner and outer gas regions <a href=\"https:\/\/ui.adsabs.harvard.edu\/abs\/1992Natur.360..442B\/abstract\" rel=\"noopener\">counter-rotate<\/a>, creating regions of increased star formation where the two gas \u201ccurrents\u201d meet and compress. A merger between M64 and a smaller galaxy was likely the cause of the opposing motion of the outer gas. Spiral galaxies were once thought to have peaceful histories. M64 was key evidence that spiral galaxies, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/astrobites.org\/2019\/03\/12\/hunting-for-stellar-streams\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Milky Way<\/a>, can and do experience mergers. Webb\u2019s view of M64 will tell astronomers about the structure, motion, and composition of the galaxy\u2019s dust and add context to the galaxy\u2019s merger history and evolution.<\/p>\n<p><strong>APOD\u2019s main NASA site is <a href=\"https:\/\/asterisk.apod.com\/viewtopic.php?t=45023\" rel=\"noopener\">moving<\/a>:<\/strong> From <a href=\"https:\/\/apod.nasa.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\">apod.nasa.gov<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/apod\" rel=\"noopener\">science.nasa.gov\/apod<\/a><br \/><strong>Tomorrow\u2019s picture:<\/strong> treasure\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"display-none desktop:display-block desktop:grid-col-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-5 margin-top-3 desktop:margin-top-0\">\n<table class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-table width-full\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-row\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"label padding-y-1\">Date:<\/th>\n<td class=\"p-sm padding-y-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 16, 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-row\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"label padding-y-1\">Credit:<\/th>\n<td class=\"p-sm padding-y-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNASA, CSA, ESA, F. Belfiore (ESO), J. Lee (STScI), A. Leroy (OSU), and D. Thilker (JHU); <em>Processing<\/em>: G. Kober (NASA\/Catholic University)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-row\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"label padding-y-1\">Authors &#038; editors:<\/th>\n<td class=\"p-sm padding-y-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKeighley Rockcliffe, Robert Nemiroff, Jerry Bonnell, Cecilia Chirenti\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-row\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"label padding-y-1\">A service of:<\/th>\n<td class=\"p-sm padding-y-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/astrophysics\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">ASD<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">NASA<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers\/goddard\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">GSFC<\/a>,<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/learn\/about-science-activation\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">NASA Science Activation<\/a> &#038; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtu.edu\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">Michigan Tech. 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