Two interacting galaxies, dubbed the Penguin and the Egg, are seen in more clarity and detail than ever, after NASA released a new image (right) from the James Webb Space Telescope.

The Penguin galaxy, otherwise known as NGC 2936, is a spiral galaxy resembling the stout arctic bird, complete with a beak, a face with a bright eyeball, and a sloping, feathery-looking tail.

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a stunning new view of two galaxies, nicknamed the Penguin and the Egg, locked in a cosmic dance to mark the observatory's second anniversary.

The Penguin, on the other hand, is a spiral galaxy full of gas and dust, allowing it to be “rich with newly-formed hot stars,” as NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory said in 2018, when it ...

Two interacting galaxies, dubbed the Penguin and the Egg, are seen in more clarity and detail than ever, after NASA released a new image (right) from the James Webb Space Telescope.

Two interacting galaxies, dubbed the Penguin and the Egg, are seen in more clarity and detail than ever, after NASA released a new image (right) from the James Webb Space Telescope.

The galaxies' fanciful names belie their actual ages: In this case of the Penguin and the Egg, it’s the Egg that came first.

The galaxies' fanciful names belie their actual ages: In this case of the Penguin and the Egg, it’s the Egg that came first.

The Egg is a compact elliptical galaxy, and like a long-lost episode of The Love Boat, it’s “filled with aging stars,” as NASA notes.. The Penguin, on the other hand, is a spiral galaxy full ...

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