NASA has just unveiled one of the first images of the James Webb space telescope, the most powerful ever sent to orbit.
This is “the deepest and clearest infrared image ever taken from the universe so far”, according to a press release from NASA. The said image, the first scientist and in color of the James Webb telescope, is an incredible shot showing the first galaxies formed shortly after the Big Bang, more than 13 billion years ago.
? Sneak A Peek at the Deepest & Sharmpest Infrared Image of the Early Universe Ever Taken – All in A Day’s Work for the Webb Telescope. (Literally, Capturing It Took Less Than a Day!) This is webb’s fig image released as we benfoldtheuniverse: https://t.co/tlougfwg8b pic.twitter.com/y7ebmqwt7j
– NASA Webb Telescope (@nasawebb) July 11, 2022
President Joe Biden described the event of a “historic” day at a conference held in the White House, six months after the orbit launch of the most powerful space telescope in history.
The First Image from the webb space telescope represents a historic moment for science and technology. For Astronomy and Space Exploration.
And for America and All Humanity. pic.twitter.com/ci2uuqcqxj
– President Biden (@potus) July 11, 2022
James Webb, posted 1.5 million kilometers from the earth, had been launched on December 25, 2021 from Guyana by an Ariane 5 rocket. This is an international collaboration project launched since the 1990s which cost around $ 10 billion.
NASA should disclose other images today Tuesday, during an event expected by all space enthusiasts.
