James Webb Space Telescope: An astronomer explains the stunning, newly released first images
- Written by Silas Laycock, Professor of Astronomy, UMass Lowell
This cluster of galaxies, called Stephan's Quintet, is a composite image produced from two cameras aboard the James Webb Space Telescope.NASA/STScIThe James Webb Space Telescope team has released the first science-quality images from the new telescope. In them are the oldest galaxies ever seen by human eyes, evidence of water on a planet 1,000...