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Tuesday, July 12, 2022
NASA releases next wave of images from James Webb Space Telescope
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNASA begins releasing the next wave of images from the James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful observatory ever placed in orbit.
“This morning, folks across this planet are going to see the images captured by this telescope, and every image is a new discovery,” says NASA administrator Bill Nelson. “Each will give humanity a view of the universe that we’ve never seen before.”
It's time. #UnfoldTheUniverse with us, and join the global watch party for the first full-color images from the world's most powerful space telescope, @NASAWebb. https://t.co/iLDER3c8k6 https://t.co/iLDER3c8k6
— NASA (@NASA) July 12, 2022
Space is lovely, dark and deep. You're looking at the deepest infrared image of the universe ever taken—the first full-color image from @NASAWebb.
Go deeper on the galaxies of SMACS 0723 at https://t.co/63zxpNDi4I #UnfoldTheUniverse pic.twitter.com/YS8JZI3KqM
— NASA (@NASA) July 12, 2022
Clouds on another world. @NASAWebb captured the signature of water on giant gas planet WASP 96-b, which orbits a star 1,150 light-years away. For the first time, we've detected evidence of clouds in this exoplanet's atmosphere: https://t.co/63zxpNDi4I #UnfoldTheUniverse pic.twitter.com/f3HOX0HKis
— NASA (@NASA) July 12, 2022
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