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    Aug 11, 2022 5 minutes

    JWST unveils its first images

    The incredible pictures took just one week of observing time to create

    After decades of waiting, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has released its first scientific images to the public.

    “Today, we present humanity with a ground-breaking new view of the cosmos – a view the world has never seen before,” said NASA administrator Bill Nelson.

    On 11 July, President Joe Biden was given an advance view of the images, and thanked “the team at NASA for once again showing who we are”.

    The first deep-field image was released that evening. The next day, on 12 July, NASA released three more images, as well as a spectra of exoplanet WASP-96b’s atmosphere, which showed clear signs of water. Before long, the images were shared on news channels and social media the world

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