Spitzer Space Telescope vs. James Webb Space Telescope (IMAGE)

Rochester Institute of Technology

Spitzer Space Telescope vs. James Webb Space Telescope

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The James Webb Space Telescope will give scientists a new level of detail in studies about the structure of galaxies. This side-by-side image compares the resolution of a distant galaxy imaged by the Spitzer Space Telescope in the near-infrared, left, to a simulated image from the Webb telescope.

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NASA, CEERS team

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