Welcome to the next chapter of astronomy.
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured its first image, and it revealed that its instruments would enjoy perfect vision into yet-unseen depths of the ancient universe.
NASA released the first image captured by the JWST on Wednesday, March 16, 2021 — which was a test shot and not part of a scientific study — to witness the space telescope 18 hexagonal, yellow mirrors synced into collaboration. Still, the test reveals what this powerful piece of technology can do when pointed at a star roughly 1 million miles away from Earth, according to the space agency's official website.
The telescope captured the image in February 2022, but the consequences will continue to make waves for decades and perhaps centuries.
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