Deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe

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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.

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Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI: https://www.nasa.gov/webbfirstimages

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