James Webb Space Telescope's powers will be revealed in just weeks and scientists can't wait

Scientists can't wait to see the first images from the space telescope.

NASA held a media day at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore in advance of the release of the first science-quality images from the James Webb Space Telescope on July 12. NASA scientists and administrators gave an update on the telescope, talked about the science that will be done in the first year, and teased the contents of some of the first official images.

"We're the first users of the observatory and using it for what it's built for," Klaus Pontoppidan said during the news conference. The scientists and engineers have worked hard for the past six months to make this possible.

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Although NASA has already released a few images taken while aligning, the images released on July 12 will be from a fully operational observatory, and they will show what each of the instruments on the telescope can do.

Scientists said that the first images will include a deep-field image looking into the past. Scientists will be able to learn more about the ingredients of distant objects thanks to the data NASA will release. The first spectrum of an exoplanet will be included in this data. The images will be spectacular, but they will be different from other telescopes because of the new information they reveal.

In its first year of operation, each of the four instruments will contribute to noteworthy research. Data will be collected from our solar system to the birth of our universe. No telescope has ever been able to detect light from the first stars and galaxies in the universe. It will be the first observatory of it's kind.

The initial goal for the mission was to see the first stars and galaxies. To see the universe turn the lights on for the first time is not the first light of the universe.

The first images show the beginning of hopefully decades of science. The telescope has enough fuel for 20 years, according to the scientists. The data collected could change how we understand the universe.

Pontoppidan said that this is only the beginning. We are only scratching the surface.

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