It will study every phase in the history of our Universe, ranging from the first luminous glows. Webb will be the premier observatory of the next decade, serving thousands of astronomers worldwide. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has produced the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant. Nearly a million miles away, the James Webb Space Telescope just took a picture. The James Webb Space Telescope has been in action since July 2022. The James Webb Space Telescope (sometimes called Webb or JWST) is a large infrared telescope with a 6.5-meter primary mirror. The NASA James Webb Space Telescope, developed in partnership with ESA and CSA, is operated by AURA’s Space Telescope Science Institute. It’s six to 12 times the mass of Jupiter, and only 15. Seen here as four images is a gas giant named HIP 65426 b.

Initial designs for the telescope, then named the Next Generation Space Telescope. A developing gallery of images featuring astronomical observations, spectra, and informative science graphics around the Webb telescope (JWST) mission. Webb has captured its first direct image of a planet outside of our solar system. The public release of Webb’s first images and spectra is July 12 – now less than two weeks away! The Webb team has confirmed that that 15 out of 17 instrument modes are ready for science, with just two more still to go. The cosmic probe’s long-awaited images will kick off astronomers’ science programs. Its five-layer sunshield protects it from warming by the Sun, Earth, and Moon.

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