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Deep space: First images from the NASA James Webb Space Telescope
NASA is releasing the first images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope in July 2022, giving the earthbound a view further into deep space than ever before. They also represent something akin to time travel, because they images are from light billions of light years away. The images are potentially a glimpse of the dawn of the universe about 13.7 billion years ago. (NASA images)
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Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket launches with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope onboard, Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021, from the ELA-3 Launch Zone of Europe’s Spaceport at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana. The James Webb Space Telescope (sometimes called JWST or Webb) is a large infrared telescope with a 21.3 foot (6.5 meter) primary mirror. The observatory will study every phase of cosmic history—from within our solar system to the most distant observable galaxies in the early universe. (Chris Gunn/NASA/TNS)
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