President Biden Reveals James Webb Space Telescope Image, More to Come
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Monday, July 11
5:30 p.m. - White House briefing to preview imagery from the James Webb Space Telescope
Tuesday, July 12
9:45 a.m. (EDT) - Opening remarks: James Webb Space Telescope's first full-color images and data
10:30 a.m. - First full-color images and data from the James Webb Space Telescope
12:30 p.m. - Media briefing: James Webb Space Telescope's first full-color images and data
3 p.m. - Media interviews: James Webb Space Telescope's first full-color images and data
NASA's Webb Delivers Deepest Infrared Image of Universe Yet
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has produced the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date. Known as Webb's First Deep Field, this image of galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 is overflowing 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 approximately the size of a grain of sand held at arm's length by someone on the ground.
More images will be released after 10:30 AM EDT tomorrow, from these targets:
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