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    A NASA telescope will soon show us the universe as we've never seen it

    NASA's $10 billion new telescope will show the world something remarkable today: an image of some of the first galaxies to form in the universe.
    by Joe Palca Jul 11, 2022 3 minutes
    The James Webb Space Telescope (shown here being tested on earth) is expected to reveal some of the most spectacular views of the Universe ever seen.

    Later today, the world should see something remarkable: an image of some of the first galaxies to form in the universe.

    The picture will come from NASA's new, $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope.NASA had planned to release it tomorrow as part of a collection of the first scientific results, but apparently the image is so dramatic that the White House has determined that President Biden should be the one to reveal it

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