Space Sparks Episode 21: A celebrity cluster in the spotlight
This Space Sparks episode highlights the first ESA/Webb Picture of the Month for 2026: a scene from the distant Universe. Pictured here is the galaxy cluster MACS J1149.5+2223, or MACS J1149 for short, which is located about 5 billion light-years away in the constellation Leo.
You can learn more about this image here.
Credit:Directed by: Bethany Downer and Nico Bartmann
Editing: Nico Bartmann
Web and technical support: Enciso Systems
Written by: Bethany Downer
Music: Stellardrone - Light Years
Footage and photos: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, C. Willott (National Research Council Canada), R. Tripodi (INAF - Astronomical Observatory of Rome), N. Bartmann (ESA/Webb)
About the Video
| Id: | potm2601a | |
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| Release date: | 22 January 2026, 10:00 | |
| Duration: | 01 m 11 s | |
| Frame rate: | 25 fps | |
