It's been one year since the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) launched and began its cosmic journey. The JWST will complement the discoveries of the Hubble Space Telescope, helping astronomers peer back to the early Universe to study the formation of the first stars and galaxies.
On July 11, 2022, the first teaser image from the JWST was released, followed by three other captivating images on July 12. Throughout the year, NASA has released several other cosmic photos. Here are some of the top JWST images of 2022.
(Credit:NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScl)
The first JWST image that NASA released is the deepest infrared image of the Universe to date. JWST captured swirls of distant stars and planets and the bright bursts of far-off galaxies. According to NASA, the image covers a 'patch of sky approximately the size of a grain of sand held at arm's length by someone on ...
