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The telescope has captured the distinct signature of water, along with evidence for clouds and haze, in the atmosphere surrounding a hot, puffy gas giant planet orbiting a distant Sun-like star, called WASP-96 b. Photo: James Webb Space Telescope
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A cluster of stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud in an image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. PA
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A colour composite image of the Messier 74 galaxy. Photo: Gabriel Brammer (Cosmic Dawn Center, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen) / James Webb Space Telescope
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Jupiter and its moon Europa, left, are seen through the James Webb Space Telescope. Photo: Nasa
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Captured in infrared light by Nasa's new James Webb Space Telescope, this image reveals areas of star birth in Carina Nebula. All photos: James Webb Space Telescope
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Known as Webb's First Deep Field, the picture showcases a galaxy cluster called SMACS 0723 as it appeared 4.6 billion years ago. The image was revealed by US President Joe Biden on July 11 during an event at the White House.
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An image of Stephan's Quintet, an area in space with a group of five galaxies.
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Side-by-side comparison shows observations of the Southern Ring Nebula in near-infrared light (left) and mid-infrared light.
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The telescope has captured the distinct signature of water, along with evidence for clouds and haze, in the atmosphere surrounding a hot, puffy gas giant planet orbiting a distant Sun-like star, called WASP-96 b. Photo: James Webb Space Telescope
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A cluster of stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud in an image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. PA
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A colour composite image of the Messier 74 galaxy. Photo: Gabriel Brammer (Cosmic Dawn Center, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen) / James Webb Space Telescope
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Jupiter and its moon Europa, left, are seen through the James Webb Space Telescope. Photo: Nasa
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Captured in infrared light by Nasa's new James Webb Space Telescope, this image reveals areas of star birth in Carina Nebula. All photos: James Webb Space Telescope
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Known as Webb's First Deep Field, the picture showcases a galaxy cluster called SMACS 0723 as it appeared 4.6 billion years ago. The image was revealed by US President Joe Biden on July 11 during an event at the White House.
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An image of Stephan's Quintet, an area in space with a group of five galaxies.
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Side-by-side comparison shows observations of the Southern Ring Nebula in near-infrared light (left) and mid-infrared light.
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The telescope has captured the distinct signature of water, along with evidence for clouds and haze, in the atmosphere surrounding a hot, puffy gas giant planet orbiting a distant Sun-like star, called WASP-96 b. Photo: James Webb Space Telescope
From the Phantom Galaxy to black holes: James Webb telescope puts space into close-up
The space observatory has been helping to deepen scientists' understanding of the universe
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Sarwat Nasir
29 December, 2023
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