The Sombrero galaxy looks entirely different in a new image by the James Webb Space Telescope. Instead of a Mexican hat, it appears more like an archery target.

The Sombrero galaxy, or Messier 104 or M104, is roughly 30 million light-years from the Earth in the Virgo constellation.

A side-by-side comparison of the photo with its predecessor from the Hubble telescope shows how clearer the newer telescope is, allowing us to see the so-called “Sombrero galaxy" like never before.

Webb’s Powerful Mid-Infrared Instrument Resolves Clumpy Nature of Dusty Disk Astronomers are known for their precision, but naming celestial objects isn’t exactly their forte. Take, for instance, HD 84406,

A new mid-infrared image from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope features the Sombrero galaxy, also known as Messier 104 (M104). The signature, glowing core seen in visible-light images does not shine,

JWST’s MIRI reveals star-forming regions in Sombrero Galaxy The galaxy produces less than one solar mass of stars yearly Located 30 million light-years away in Virgo constellation

The James Webb Space Telescope recently captured a new image of a galaxy famously named after the Mexican hat style.