James Webb space telescope and Hubble Collaborate to Produce the Most Vibrant Image of the Universe

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The resulting image combines visible and infrared light which offers an extensive view of the universe.

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MACS0416 which is located 4.3 billion light-years away consists of merging galaxy clusters forming a larger cluster.

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The combined capabilities of the telescopes unveil unique detail which includes galaxies and sources affected by gravitational lensing.

Webb's infrared observations complement Hubble's which provides a deeper look into the early universe.

Colors in the image indicate galaxy distances with blue representing closer galaxies with intense star formation and red indicating more distant ones.

Webb's observations identified 14 transient objects which includes the highly magnified "Mothra" star system visible in both Hubble and Webb data.

Regular monitoring with Webb could reveal additional transients in this cluster and others like it.

A notable transient "Mothra" existed about 3 billion years after the big bang and is magnified by a factor of at least 4,000.

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