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New images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope peer deep into cosmos

By NASA, ESA, CSA, STSCI and Associated Press

July 12, 2022

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This image provided by NASA on Tuesday, July 12, shows Stephan's Quintet, a visual grouping of five galaxies captured by the Webb Telescope's Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI).
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This image released by NASA on Tuesday, July 12, shows the bright star at the center of NGC 3132, the Southern Ring Nebula, for the first time in near-infrared light.
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This image released by NASA on Tuesday, July 12, shows the Southern Ring Nebula for the first time in mid-infrared light. It is a hot, dense white dwarf star, according to NASA.
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This combo of images released by NASA on Tuesday, July 12, shows a side-by-side comparison of observations of the Southern Ring Nebula in near-infrared light, at left, and mid-infrared light, at right, from the Webb Telescope.
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Michael Ressler, Project Scientist for the JWST Mid-Infrared Instrument, speaks in front of an image of the Carina Nebula, captured on the James Webb Space Telescope, during a news conference at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Tuesday, July 12, in Pasadena, Calif.
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This image released by NASA on Tuesday, July 12, shows the edge of a nearby, young, star-forming region NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula. Captured in infrared light by the Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) on the James Webb Space Telescope, this image reveals previously obscured areas of star birth, according to NASA.
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This image released by NASA on Tuesday, July 12, combined the capabilities of the James Webb Space Telescope's two cameras to create a never-before-seen view of a star-forming region in the Carina Nebula. Captured in infrared light by the Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) and Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI), this combined image reveals previously invisible areas of star birth.
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In this image released by NASA, NASA James Webb Space Telescope Senior Project Scientist John Mather speaks with members of the media following the release of the first full-color images from the James Webb Space Telescope, Tuesday, July 12, at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.
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This image provided by NASA on Tuesday, July 12, shows Stephan's Quintet, a visual grouping of five galaxies captured by the Webb Telescope's Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) and Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI). This mosaic was constructed from almost 1,000 separate image files, according to NASA.
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In this image released by NASA, NASA administrator Bill Nelson, left, speaks with assistant director of science at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Michelle Thaller, right, during a broadcast releasing the first full-color images from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, Tuesday, July 12, at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.
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This image provided by NASA on Monday, July 11, shows galaxy cluster SMACS 0723, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. The telescope is designed to peer back so far that scientists can get a glimpse of the dawn of the universe about 13.7 billion years ago and zoom in on closer cosmic objects, even our own solar system, with sharper focus.
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In this April 13, 2017 photo provided by NASA, technicians lift the mirror of the James Webb Space Telescope using a crane at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. The telescope is designed to peer back so far that scientists will get a glimpse of the dawn of the universe about 13.7 billion years ago and zoom in on closer cosmic objects, even our own solar system, with sharper focus.

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