NASA's $10 billion new telescope showed the world something remarkable today: an image of some of the first galaxies to form in the universe.
The White House released the first image of the collection of pictures from the James Webb Space Telescope during a preview event Monday.
And more than that, what’s picked up in this image are some of the very first galaxies to form in the universe. More images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope should be able to reveal which galaxies in the far, far distance are habitable, Nelson said. Before declaring the telescope open for business mission managers wanted to make what they call early release observations. These are intended to show that the telescope works, and as Rigby says, “are intended to be jaw-droppingly beautiful, powerful both visually and scientifically.”
One early target for the James Webb Space Telescope is a cluster of distant galaxies known as SMACS 0723. The gravitational field of these galaxies acts as a cosmic lens, allowing the telescope to look at far more distant and older parts of the universe.
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