NASA reveals more stunning images from James Webb telescope

It's able to capture the cosmos in far more detail than Hubble.K. Holt|07.12.22

The first set of full-color images from the James Webb Space Telescope have been released. The initial targets were determined by NASA, the European Space Agency, Canadian Space Agency and the Space Telescope Science institute. The Southern Ring, WASP-96b, and Stephan's Quintet are included.

The first image was of the Southern Ring nebula, which is 2,500 light years away. NASA says the telescope was able to observe gas and dust from a dying star in "unprecedented detail."

Stephan's Quintet is a group of galaxies that are approximately 300 million light years away from us. NASA said that four of the five universes collide with each other as they move. You can see the image in full detail on NASA's website.

Around 1000 image files were used to assemble the visual. There is an area of the sky equal to a fifth of the Moon's diameter.

Today's image is also amazing. There are stars that are several times larger than the Sun in the "cosmic cliffs" of the Carina Nebula. The baby stars that were unviewable until now could be seen through a veil of dust and gas. A rare look at stars in the early stages of their formation is being offered by the telescope.

The peaks of the cliffs are seven light years high by the by. Only 42 trillion miles is how much it is.

The atmospheric composition of the gas exoplanet, which is 1, 150 light years away, was revealed by NASA along with the images. According to NASA, it's the most detailed exoplanet spectrum captured to date, as well as indications of haze and clouds, which were previously not thought to exist on WASP-96b.

The White House revealed on Monday that the first full-color image from the JWST showed a cluster of galaxies. The image of thousands of stars was just the beginning.

This is a big moment in the advancement of our knowledge of the universe. The official start of the general science operations is marked by this. The images show that the JWST is working, which should give us more insight into the universe in the future. NASA believes that the observatory has enough propellant to support scientific work for over a decade.