Photos taken by the James Webb telescope, a window to the past

NASA has revealed the first of several photos taken by the James Webb Telescope . It is the deepest and sharpest image ever taken of the universe. It was captured by the James Webb Space Telescope.

The scientific community (and all fans of the universe) is excited about the first photos taken by the James Webb telescope, the most expensive and powerful space telescope ever built.

President Joe Biden revealed the first deep universe photo taken by the James Webb on Monday, July 11 , at a White House event.

In the first deepest image of the universe from the James Webb Space Telescope we see SMACS 0723 as a cluster of thousands of galaxies that was 4.6 billion years ago.

It is the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe ever taken to date. Known as Webb’s first deep field, this image of the galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 is packed with detail.

Thousands of galaxies, including the faintest objects ever observed in the infrared, have appeared in Webb’s view for the first time. This slice of the vast universe covers a patch of sky about the size of a grain of sand held at arm’s length by someone on the ground, according to NASA.

“It’s a historic day,” Biden said. While he was talking about how the government should invest more in science and technology.

a window to the past

When we look up at the sky at night , we are actually  taking a look into the past . The stars  are millions of light years from Earth .

“Light travels at 300,000 km per second. And that light you’re seeing in one of those little dots has been traveling for more than 13 billion years,” said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.

“And by the way, we’re going even further back, because this is just the first image. They are going back almost 13.5 billion years. And since we know the Universe is 13.8 billion years old, you’re going back almost to the beginning.”

This telescope has cost 10,000 million dollars and was developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) in conjunction with the Canadian agency (CSA).