The newly released full-color image highlights a stunning collection of ancient galaxies—and heralds a new age for astronomy
, has captured its first suite of full-color images of the universe. And in a special preview event today, U.S. President Joe Biden has unveiled one of them, in which hundreds—if not thousands—of distant galaxies dapple an inky cosmic sea.
“It’s a new window into the history of our universe,” Biden said during the event. “And today we’re going to get a glimpse of the first light to shine through that window.” The picture is JWST’s first shot at what astronomers call a deep-field image, when the telescope takes a long look at a tiny patch of space, collecting dim light and revealing extremely distant objects. As seen through the instrument’s sharp, infrared eye, that little patch is populated by swirling, glowing, gorgeous galaxies, some of which existed more than 13 billion years ago, when the universe was still a toddler., associate administrator of the science mission directorate.
At least four additional images will be released on July 12, offering new views of colliding galaxies, the final exhales of a dying star, a massive stellar nursery, and the spectrum of an alien world. In one of the first images captured by NASA’s James Webb Telescope during its testing phase, a handful of stars, distinguished by their diffraction spikes, shine amidst thousands of faint galaxies, some in the nearby universe, but many more in the distant universe.Launched on December 25, 2021,
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