The first image unveiled for the James Webb Space Telescope was that of the galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 and with a gravitational magnifying effect to obtain very distant galaxies. It is billed as the deepest and clearest infrared image of the Universe taken to date.
In the process, other scientific images followed with the support of the near infrared imaging device NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera), as well as the medium infrared instrument MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) and the near imager infrared and slitless spectrograph NIRISS (Near-Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph).
The first sightings of the Webb were selected by a group of representatives from the American (NASA), European (ESA), Canadian (CSA) space agencies and the Space Telescope Science Institute.
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Located about 7600 light-years away in the constellation Carina, the Carina Nebula makes it possible to see newly formed stars and study the gas and dust at their origin. The Webb’s instruments observed “cosmic cliffs” inside the nebula.
The Southern Ring Nebula – or NGC 3132 – is 2000 light years away. ” Webb can explore dust and gas from aging stars that could one day become a new star or planet “, writes the ESA.
Stephan’s Quintet is a cluster of five galaxies 290 million light-years away. An image of more than 150 million pixels is a composite of almost a thousand separate images. New details to shed light on the interaction between galaxies for star formation in particular.
At 1150 light-years away, WASP-96b is an exoplanet for which the Webb detected water molecules, as well as hints of haze and clouds. ” After first detecting water in an exoplanet’s atmosphere, Webb will now set out to study hundreds of other systems to understand what the atmospheres of other planets are made of. “says NASA.
The promising first images from the James Webb Space Telescope can be admired in high resolution on the b Space Telescope website from the Space Telescope Science Institute.
Image source: NASA, ESA, CSA, Space Telescope Science Institute.
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