Stunning galaxy cluster: Webb’s Picture of the Month

This new James Webb Space Telescope image shows the galaxy cluster MACS J1149.5+2223, or MACS J1149 for short. It’s located about 5 billion light-years away in the constellation Leo the Lion. Image via ESA/ Webb/ NASA/ CSA/ C. Willott (National Research Council Canada)/ R. Tripodi (INAF – Astronomical Observatory of Rome) (CC BY 4.0).

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ESA originally published this story on January 22, 2026. Edits by EarthSky.