The $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope is the largest and most powerful astronomical observatory to ever be launched into space. The $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope is the largest and most powerful astronomical observatory to ever be launched into space and is considered to be the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope. Our own sun experienced a phase like this long ago, and now we have the technology to see the beginning of another’s star’s story,” Klaus Pontoppidan, who served as Webb project scientist through the first year of operation, said in the statement. “Webb’s image of Rho Ophiuchi allows us to witness a very brief period in the stellar lifecycle with new clarity. Scientists said that this snapshot shows the best clarity of the birth phase of a star’s life yet - and all the baby stars appear to be no larger than the Earth’s sun. It’s the first anniversary of cosmic observations and photographs from the James Webb Space Telescope. “The darkest areas are the densest, where thick dust cocoons still-forming protostars,” NASA said. Since there are no stars in the forefront of the image, the details of the star’s birth stand out more, and some shadows seen could be an indicator of possible future planets, according to NASA. “We’re unlocking the secrets of the universe, one breathtaking image at a time,” Nelson added. #UnfoldTheUniverse /p94JYBQcd9- Bill Nelson July 12, 2023 We're unlocking the secrets of the universe, one breathtaking image at a time. Prepare to be awestruck! NEW first anniversary image presents star birth as an impressionistic masterpiece with the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, 390 light years away. “Prepare to be awestruck!” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson tweeted, sharing the anniversary image featuring 50 young stars in a stellar nursery in the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex - the closest star-forming region to Earth - 390 light-years away. “On its first anniversary, the James Webb Space Telescope has already delivered upon its promise to unfold the universe, gifting humanity with a breathtaking treasure trove of images and science that will last for decades,” Nicola Fox, associate administrator of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate in Washington, DC, said in a statement. It’s the first anniversary of cosmic observations and photographs from the James Webb Space Telescope, and NASA is celebrating by releasing one of its best shots yet.Ī new image shows a colorful close-up of a dozen stars at the moment of birth. NASA discovers possible ‘key building blocks for life’ on Mars Public warned after ‘hazardous’ possible spacecraft washes up on beach Green fireball caught on Ring camera sparks UFO panic
He believed that NASA had to strike a balance between human space flight and science.
Return of the Concorde? Suborbital flights might soon get us anywhere in under two hours Webb ran the fledgling space agency from February 1961 to October 1968.
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