© 2022. Forbes Argentina.All rights reserved.NASA released additional high-resolution images of space taken from the James Webb Space Telescope on Tuesday, offering some of the most detailed glimpses of large planets, nebulae and distant galaxies ever taken.The set of images released Tuesday includes a high-resolution image of Stephan's Quintet, a group of five galaxies located 290 million light-years from Earth.This is the first such compact galaxy discovered by scientists in 1877.The James Webb Telescope also offered a high-resolution look at the South Ring Nebula.NASA describes it as an expanding cloud of gas and dust ejected by a dying star two thousand light-years away from Earth.NASA also showed an image of WASP-96, a gas giant planet that is half the size of Jupiter and lies just outside our solar system.Along these lines, the institution pointed out that "the James Webb telescope detected evidence of water vapor in its atmosphere."The final image shown Tuesday was of the Carina Nebula, which NASA says is one of the largest and brightest nebulae in the sky and is also home to some of the most luminous stars in the Milky Way.Tuesday's set of images comes after NASA revealed the first image during a White House event Monday night in the presence of President Joe Biden.The image, which is the first "deep field" shot from the James Webb telescope, showed the galaxy cluster known as SMACS 0723, located approximately 4.6 billion light-years distant from Earth.Speaking at the unveiling of the first image at the White House on Monday night, President Joe Biden said: “As an international collaboration, this telescope embodies how the United States leads the world not by the example of our power, but by the power of our example.A partnership with others symbolizes the relentless spirit of American ingenuity...These images will remind the world that America can do great things.”Costing $10 billion to build, the James Webb Telescope is the most powerful, complex and expensive space telescope ever built.The telescope was designed by NASA in partnership with the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency and was finally launched on December 25 after a series of delays.After launch, the telescope began orbiting the Sun and using its high-resolution infrared sensors to take pictures of deep space.NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said the telescope will take images up to 13.5 billion light-years away, offering a glimpse into the early days of the universe.The high-resolution telescope may also offer new insights into the possibility of life elsewhere in the universe.*Note originally published in Forbes USA.Terms and conditions |Legal |© 2022. Forbes Argentina.All rights reserved.