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James Webb Space Telescope shows unseen parts of space
The world’s most powerful eye – NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope – revealed the first images from deep space. The mission is to unfold the infrared universe. The discoveries thus far have been monumental. NASA has hailed it the dawn of a new era in astronomy.
Dubbed Cosmic Cliffs for it’s craggy mountain look, this is the edge if a massive gas cavity. The tallest peaks shown here are 7 light years high.
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Stephan’s Quintet is a visual grouping of five galaxies. Millions of young stars are visible. This huge mosaic is Webb’s largest image to date.
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Southern Ring Nebula has been emitting rings of gas and dust for thousands of years. The telescope uncovered that this star is cloaked in dust.
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This galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 is the deepest and sharpest image to date. Thousands of galaxies are visible here.
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