James Webb telescope captures image of farthest star ever seen
Sunday, 13 August 2023 Utilizing the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have successfully gazed upon Earendel, marking the most remote star ever identified. Although initial estimations placed Earendel's distance from our planet at 12.9 billion light-years, taking into account the universe's expansion and the prolonged voyage of the light, astronomers currently propose that Earendel's current position is situated 28 billion light-years away.
The James Webb Space Telescope's journey is a testament to human ingenuity and collaboration. Years of meticulous planning, engineering, and technological breakthroughs have led to the creation of this state-of-the-art observatory. Designed to orbit beyond Earth, Webb will venture deeper...
On December 25, 2021, and 7:20 AM ET (12:20 UTC), the James Webb Space Telescope was launched by an ArianeSpace Ariane 5 rocket from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. The rocket and launch..
We donβt yet know what the James Webb Space Telescope will uncover. Will we get answers? Will we have more questions? One thingβs certain: The story of us is a never-ending quest for knowledge.
NASA revealed the first five full-color images and spectrographic data from the world's most powerful space telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope, a partnership with ESA (European Space..