NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will soon reveal unprecedented and detailed views of the universe, with the upcoming release of its first full-color images and spectroscopic data. For a hint at the incredible views, see the preview from Webb's Fine Guidance Sensor. Below is the list of cosmic o
, located nearly 1,150 light-years from Earth, orbits its star every 3.4 days. It has about half the mass ofThe Southern Ring, or “Eight-Burst” nebula, is a planetary nebula – an expanding cloud of gas, surrounding a dying star. It is located approximately 2,000 light-years away from Earth and is nearly half a light-year in diameter.
Hubble Space Telescope image of galaxy group Stephan’s Quintet, which is located in the constellation Pegasus. How will Webb’s view compare? Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble SM4 ERO TeamAbout 290 million light-years away, Stephan’s Quintet is located in the constellation Pegasus. It is notable for being the first compact galaxy group ever discovered in 1877. Four of the five galaxies within the quintet are locked in a cosmic dance of repeated close encounters.
The release of these first images marks the official beginning of Webb’s science operations, which will continue to explore the mission’s key science themes. Teams have already applied through a for time to use the telescope, in what astronomers call its first “cycle,” or first year of observations.The James Webb Space Telescope is the world’s premier space science observatory. Webb will solve mysteries in our solar system, look beyond to distant worlds around other stars, and probe the mysterious structures and origins of our universe and our place in it.
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