NASA unveils the deepest image of the Universe ever taken from the James Webb Telescope
It’s a mind-blowing image from space. NASA on Monday unveiled the deepest infrared image of the universe ever taken, a gorgeous snapshot of early galaxies formed shortly after the Big Bang, more than 13 billion years ago.
The image shows thousands of galaxies. It is a photograph of the galaxy cluster SMACS 0723, which, acting as a magnifying glass, has also made it possible to reveal cosmic objects very far behind it – an effect called gravitational lens.
More images are to be revealed by NASA this Tuesday, during an event that is eagerly awaited by all space enthusiasts. Their publication marks both the culmination of many years of waiting for astronomers around the world, and the beginning of a great scientific adventure. James Webb is to allow experts to study the universe in a completely new way, including the first galaxies, as well as exoplanets, in search of the possibility of life outside our solar system.
James Webb had been launched on Christmas from French Guiana by an Ariane 5 rocket. It was the result of a huge international collaboration, and has been in the works since the 1990s, costing around $10 billion.
