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To truly understand our origins, we need to trace the evolution of these galaxies back to their origin. This deep field uses a lens galaxy cluster to find some of the most distant galaxies ever detected. This image is just a sample of Webb’s ability to study deep fields.

WASP-96b

Studying other planetary systems will help the astronomical community discover how typical or atypical our solar system is. The Webb detected water molecules on an exoplanet and now he will set out to study hundreds of different systems to understand what other planetary atmospheres are made of.

south ring

From his birth to his majestic death as planetary nebulaWebb can explore layers of dust and gas ejected from old stars that could one day become a new star or planet.

Stephan Quintet

The stars come from and contribute to the formation of the massive amounts of gas and dust that swirl around the galaxies. Dust evolves over time, and Webb can study neighboring galaxies in dynamic interaction to see dust in action. Now the scientific community will be able to see, in a rare way and in unprecedented detail, how interacting galaxies cause stars to form within each other and how the gas in these galaxies is altered.

Carina Nebula

By observing this region of star formation and others like it with Webb, the scientific community will be able to see newly formed stars and study the gas and dust that formed them.

The publication of the first Webb images and spectra marks the start of its scientific operations , in which astronomy professionals around the world will have the opportunity to observe objects from our solar system to the primitive universe using the four Webb instruments.

The James Webb Space Telescope was launched on December 25, 2021 aboard an Ariane 5 rocket from the European Spaceport in French Guiana, South America. After completing the most complex and challenging deployment sequence in space, work took months to get Webb up and running, painstakingly aligning his mirrors and calibrating his instruments to his space environment, preparing him for scientific activity. . .

The James Webb Space Telescope is the largest scientific space observatory in the world, and will allow us to unlock the secrets of our solar system, discover distant worlds around other celestial bodies, and delve into the mystery surrounding the structures and origins of our universe, and our place in it. Webb is an international program led by NASA with its partners, ESA (European Space Agency) and the Canadian Space Agency.

ESA’s main contributions to the mission are: the NIRSpec instrument, the assembly of the MIRI instrument’s optical bench, the provision of launch services and mission operations support personnel. In return for these contributions, European scientists will get a minimum share of 15% of the total observing timesuch as the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.