The James Webb telescope has detected a mysterious question mark in space (PHOTO)

This unusual phenomenon was recorded in the galaxy cluster MACS-J0417.5-1154, which is located at a considerable distance from Earth.

Using the gravitational lensing effect created by the galaxy cluster, the James Webb was able to magnify distant objects that are usually too dim or distant to observe.

The team of researchers using the James Webb Telescope not only conducted a detailed analysis of how the NIRISS (Near-Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph) instrument captures the locations of star formation in galaxies billions of light years away, but also couldn't help but notice the amazing question mark shape that appeared in the image.

It's simply amazing! Images like this inspired me to take up astronomy when I was young," said astronomer Marcin Sawicki of St Mary's University, one of the lead participants in the study.

Vincente Estrada-Carpenter, also an astronomer at the same university, used data from the Hubble and Webb telescopes to identify active regions of star formation in the galaxies.

The study found that star formation is widespread in both galaxies, and spectral data confirmed that the newly discovered dust galaxy is at the same distance as the spiral galaxy facing us, and they have probably begun to interact.

Both galaxies that make up the 'question pair' have active star formation in compact regions, which is probably due to the collision of their gas," Estrada-Carpenter noted. However, the shape of both galaxies has not yet changed much, suggesting that their interaction is in its early stages.

Sawicki added that these galaxies, which existed during an era of active star formation, resemble our Milky Way in the early stages of its evolution. The images and spectra used in the study were obtained as part of the Canadian CANUCS survey, and the results are published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.