James Webb Space Telescope: NASA releases spectacular photos from space
Created: 07/12/2022, 20:41
By: Michelle Brey
Astronomers around the world have been waiting for these recordings for years: NASA released several never-before-seen images from space.
1 / 8Webb's First Deep Field: The image that was released first reveals thousands of galaxies in a tiny slice of the vast universe.
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2/8US President Joe Biden listens during a briefing from NASA officials on the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope.
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3 / 8An image of the Southern Ring Nebula, a planetary nebula in the constellation Sails of the Ship.
This is a huge cloud of gas surrounding a dying star.
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4 / 8The Stephans Quintet, a visual grouping of five galaxies.
The mosaic is the largest image ever taken by the James Webb Space Telescope and covers about a fifth of the lunar diameter.
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5 / 8The James Webb Space Telescope image reveals never-before-seen details of the Stephans Quintet.
This provides scientists with new insights into the formation of the first galaxies.
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6 / 8A look at the Carina Nebula (Carina Nebula): The image, taken in infrared by NASA's new James Webb Space Telescope, shows for the first time previously invisible regions of star formation.
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7/8 The James Webb Space Telescope photo shows a landscape of 'mountains' and 'valleys' dotted with glittering stars.
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8 / 8The telescope found clear signs of water on the gas planet Wasp-96 b, located outside our solar system.
There is evidence of clouds and fog in the atmosphere, according to NASA.
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