NASA reveals galaxies in colour, First pic of earliest galaxies in colour released
In a first, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has produced the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date, as per NASA.
Sneak a peek at the deepest & sharpest 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 first image released as we begin to #UnfoldTheUniverse: https://t.co/tlougFWg8B pic.twitter.com/Y7ebmQwT7j
— NASA Webb Telescope (@NASAWebb) July 11, 2022
President Joe Biden speaks during a briefing from NASA officials about the first images from the Webb Space Telescope, the highest-resolution images of the infrared universe ever captured, in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex, Monday, July 11, 2022, in Washington. (Pic: PTI)
"The months-long process of preparing NASA`s James Webb Space Telescope for science is now complete," said Thaddeus Cesari, NASA`s Goddard Space Flight Center, in a statement on Monday. (Pic: NASA)
Launched on December 25, 2021, the $10 billion telescope is an international programme led by NASA, the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency, reported IANS. (Pic: NASA)
The picture, known as 'Webb’s First Deep Field', an image of galaxy cluster SMACS 0723, is a detailed image released by NASA. (Pic: NASA)