Eyes full of stars. Following the unveiling of the first photograph of U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday evening, NASA released all of the first five images from the James Webb Telescope on Tuesday, July 12th.
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The deepest image of the universe
The first image, Monday, reveals galaxies formed 13 billion years ago. It shows the Galaxy Cluster SMACS 0723. This picture “The most precise and the most distant ever found. It represents the size of a grain of sand held in arm’s length by a part of the sky.”, The National Center for Space Research explained on Twitter.
Take a look at the deepest and sharpest infrared images of the early universe — everything is a one-day task for a web telescope. (Literally, it took less than a day to capture!) This is the first web image we’ve published since launch #UnfoldThe Universe: https://t.co/tlougFWg8B pic.twitter.com/Y7ebmQwT7j
NASA Web Telescope (@NASAWebb) July 11, 2022
Karina Nebula: Star Nursery
An image released Tuesday shows a spot on the Karina Nebula, a star nursery, located about 7,600 light-years away. “It’s nice to hit your eye”Commented by Eric Lagadek, Astrophysicist at the C ডিte d’Azur Observatory and President of the French Society of Astronomy and Astrophysics. “What we’re seeing here is the foam of the galaxy’s clothing, which is dancing.”, Summary of astrophysicist David Elbaz.
And here is a place where stars are born, in the Carina Nebula. It’s nice to have your eyes hurt !!!!! Orange gas and dust that they will give. pic.twitter.com/A1HEjNF4iE
– Eric Lagadek (@EricLagadek) July 12, 2022
A dead star
James Webb captured the Southern Ring Nebula. It is a dead star, a double star, expelling gas and dust. The image on the left was taken by James Webb’s NIRCam instrument. On the right is another instrument, called MIRI, which is also in James Webb. “We are witnessing the birth of complex molecules in the virtually dead body of a star and that is the first step towards the complexity of life.”, Astrophysicist David Elbaz commented to CNS.
Make it a ring!
Compare the view of the Southern Ring Nebula and its pair of stars by Webb’s NIRCam (L) and MIRI (R) instruments. The fading, dead star is emitting gas and dust that the web sees in unprecedented detail: https://t.co/tlougFWg8B #UnfoldThe Universe pic.twitter.com/yOMMmQcAfA
NASA Web Telescope (@NASAWebb) July 12, 2022
A grouping of galaxies: Stefan’s Quintet
Another image shows Stefan Quintet, a group of galaxies. A total of five scenes are visible in this spectacular image, four of which interact in a truly gravitational dance. The two are combined.
Galactic High Five!
In Stefan’s Quintet’s web image, we see 5 galaxies, 4 of which interact. (Left galaxy at the forefront!) The web will revolutionize our knowledge of star formation and gas interaction in these galaxies: https://t.co/tlougFWg8B #UnfoldThe Universe pic.twitter.com/b2kH1tSyMs
NASA Web Telescope (@NASAWebb) July 12, 2022
Water marks on exoplanets
This is not necessarily the most beautiful image, but it makes you dream. A light analysis of the atmosphere of the exoplanet WASP-96b shows water marks. Please note that this does not mean that this planet is any kind of life or habitable. But scientists look for exoplanets that show signs of water and test them carefully.
#Web The exoplanet reveals the vapor atmosphere of WASP-96 b, capturing the distinct signatures of water with evidence of clouds and fog – the most detailed measurement of its kind to date. Read more here: https://t.co/EoDvogJTH7 or below #WebbSeesFarther pic.twitter.com/ylpZjG17D8
– ESA Web Telescope (@ESA_Webb) July 12, 2022