Division of Electronics, Detectors and Computing for Physics (DEDIP)

Institute of Research into the Fundamental Laws of the Universe

Jul 12, 2022

First Images from the Webb Telescope

Les premières images du télescope Webb révèlent l'Univers comme on ne l'a jamais vu.
@NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI

The dawn of a new era in astronomy has begun as the world discovers for the first time the full capabilities of the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope. The telescope's first color images and spectroscopic data, which reveal a spectacular array of previously elusive cosmic features, were released on July 12, 2022.

website with comparison of Hubble and Webb images (crédit John Christensen)

Link to download webb pictures
Link to download the opposite composite image
Link to NASA video of July 12

The press release: NASA Reveals Webb Telescope’s First Images of Unseen Universe | NASA

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• Structure and evolution of the Universe

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• Cosmology and Galaxy Evolution • Dynamics of Stars, Exoplanets and their Environment • Star Formation and Interstellar Medium • Spectral-Imagers for Space science

• JWST