NASA's First Webb Telescope Images Are Breathtaking — See For Yourself

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NASA has released the first set of deep space images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope, providing a closer and more refined look at cosmic wonders like the Southern Ring Nebula, stellar nurseries in the Carina Nebula, and the galaxy group called Stephan’s Quintet. A day earlier, U.S. President Joe Biden lifted the covers from the first full-color image shot by the marquee telescope.

Touted to be the highest resolution image of the universe captured in the infrared region to date, it takes a peek at the galaxy cluster called SMACS 0723. Cramming thousands of galaxies in a single shot, the image actually shows the aforementioned galactic cluster as it appeared some 4.6 billion years ago. NASA scientists are hoping that Webb’s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) will unravel even more mysteries as it captures data in the mid-infrared region.

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While that one image was stunning in itself, NASA has finally shared more images captured by the flagship deep space observatory. The most incredible capture is that of NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula, which has been shot in the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum and reveals areas that have so far remained hidden. Popularly known as Cosmic Cliffs, the mountain and valley-like formations actually represent the outer fringes of the gaseous cavity within the NGC 3324 pocket located roughly 7,600 light-years away. Just to provide an idea of how absolutely massive these structures are, the highest peaks that appear in the images are as tall as seven light-years. At the center of the bubble are massive young stars, blowing intense waves of ultraviolet radiation and stellar winds in the area. The image