James Webb updates: NASA reveals 5 stunning, new images from telescope
They are the highest resolution images of the distant universe ever taken.
The first full-color image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has been released.
The images, the full set of which will be released Tuesday morning, will be the deepest and highest resolution ever taken of the universe, according to NASA.
The telescope will help scientists study the formation of the universe’s earliest galaxies, how they compare to today’s galaxies, how our solar system developed and if there is life on other planets.
Latest updates:
Biden to release first-full color image from James Webb telescope
President Joe Biden will unveil Monday the first full-color image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.
The preview event, to be held at the White House at 5 p.m. EST, will be the highest-resolution and the deepest image ever taken of the universe, according to the space agency.
It comes ahead of a set of images NASA will release during a broadcast Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. EST.
NASA shows difference between Webb and Hubble
NASA revealed the difference in images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope, the first of which were revealed Tuesday, and its predecessor, the Hubble Space Telescope.
In a tweet, the space agency posted images of Stephan’s Quintet, a cluster of five galaxies -- four of which interact.
The 2009 image taken by Hubble was captured over the span of several weeks and show the galaxies surrounded by several stars.
Meanwhile, the 2022 image taken by Webb was captured in less than one week and reveals hundreds of star formations never seen before because the telescope uses infrared technology, which reveals objects invisible to the human eye due to being surrounded by clouds, gas and dust.