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James Webb gives the never-seen glimpse of the universe!

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NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Centre) has released the first picture of the deepest image of the distant universe taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. The first image was unveiled at the White House by President, Joe Biden. The coloured image which was released on 11th July showcases galaxy cluster SMACS 0723. It is known as Webb’s first deep field. The image shows even the faintest objects in the universe.

Deepest image of the universe

The image of the universe was taken by Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam). This image is a composite of several images taken by the telescope at different wavelengths. NASA states that the galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 in the image is how it appeared 4.6 billion years ago.

What’s in the first image taken from Webb Telescope?

James Webb’s telescope has taken colourful pictures of the universe which we haven’t seen. The images are clear and sharp as compared to the images taken from Hubble telescope.

  • The picture shows a section of stars and galaxies as they were around 100 million years before the formation of Earth.
  • This image has elements that are older than its visible. The red arc of galaxies visible in the image existed around 600 million years ago after the Big Bang.
  • James Webb’s telescope also captured the shockwaves as one of the galaxies smash through the centre of the cluster.
  • A dim star at the centre of the Southern Ring nebula was also revealed for the first time. It is the largest and brightest nebula in the sky.
  • Stephen’s Quintet is a group of five galaxies where four galaxies are locked in a cosmic dance.

Google Doodle shows an animated James Webb Telescope

With respect to the deepest images of the universe taken by NASA, the Google Doodle shows an animated James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) taking the photos.

The doodle shows the gold-coated, flower-shaped mirror of the telescope on top of a spacecraft. The images captured by the JWST are also shown in the doodle.

See the google doodle below:

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