Not only has Webb captured the clearest view of this distant planet’s rings in more than 30 years, but its cameras reveal the ice giant in a whole new light. This effect can help JWST peer closer into the very beginning of the universe itself. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows off its capabilities closer to home with its first image of Neptune. This bending phenomenon is known as gravitational lensing, which occurs when the mass of colossal objects warps the light of objects behind them. The curvature that bends the light in some of the galaxies shown is precisely what JWST was built to study. Each tiny point of light across the blackness of space in the photo is an entire galaxy of hundreds of thousands of stars, captured from just a pinhole selection of the night sky. Lest you mistake this picture for a smattering of random twinkles, this picture should, in fact, blow your mind. This was JWST's first "real" image, the first publicly revealed picture used to demonstrate the telescopes tangible capabilities. The first publicly released science-quality image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, revealed on July 11, 2022, is the deepest infrared view of the universe to date. Webb uncovers the colorful Tarantula Nebula The James Webb Space Telescope revealed geysers spewing from Enceladus's surface, which can shoot up into space, higher than the diameter of the moon itself. Like the Jupiter photo, this image of Saturn was created during JWST's calibration campaign in June of 2022, which managed to capture the stunning bright light reflected off Saturn's rings.Įnceladus is another of the outer planets' active moons catching the eyes of scientists. It was created over the span of a 20-hour imaging campaign, and captured three of the planet's moons: Enceladus, Thethys and Dione.Īt last count, the ringed-planet has 145 moons. Saturn is pictured here with several of the planet's numerous moons. Image of Saturn and several of its moons, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam instrument on June 25, 2023. The moon is believed to harbor vast underground oceans, and could contain potential conditions suitable for the development of life. NASA's Europa Clipper is expected to launch next year aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. It's not the most vibrant photo of Jupiter we have seen, but it's another picture with some significance: The image was captured during JWST's commissioning period, while the telescope's systems were being calibrated.Īs for Europa, the little moon to Jupiter's left in the image is getting a probe of its very own. Infrared yellow-brown hued bands of storms layering Jupiter's atmosphere are seen alongside the planet's famous Great Red Spot shining in white, alongside Europa, one of the gas giant's several moons. This is another one of Webb's early images. Jupiter and one of its many moons, Europa are seen through the James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam instrument 2.12 micron filter.
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