James Webb Space Telescope [JWST] – Successor of Hubble of NASA

What if we could see what is happening in deeper space? There are so many stars, planets, and cosmic bodies in our galaxy that we may be unaware of. Doesn’t it intrigue your mind knowing there’s much more to know than what we already have learned? Thanks to the Hubble Telescope. The images captured by various satellites and the Hubble Telescope are not quite recent, and haven’t been able to close the time gap of light years. However, thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope [JWST], the latest innovation by NASA and its partnered agencies – The European Space Agency [ESA] and the Canadian Space Agency – the time gap of light years has been reduced even further.

 

Launched first in December of 2021, and operational since July of 2022, the JWST has produced numerous high-quality images including those of Jupiter’s auroras, and the Tarantula Nebula. By the time August 2022 rolled around, the James Webb Space Telescope had accumulated images of water vapours around a planet the size of Jupiter around 1,150 light-years away, along with spectacular new photos of the Phantom Galaxy [A member of the grand design of the spiral of galaxies].

Space dust no longer clouds our way of gaining information. Star Nurseries which were barely visible with the Hubble Space Telescope earlier are now visible with stunning clarity, thanks to the latest innovation. In addition to young stars, the innovation also reveals distant background galaxies.

 

In recent news, the innovation caught spectacular images of a cosmic tarantula.

The new innovation continues to provide images of space in stunning clarity, helping explore new areas none could imagine. The next big news could be right around the corner. Who knows? Maybe new life forms would be next in line to be discovered, or a new planet. I suppose one could only wait and see what the future holds with this new innovation.