James Webb 🔴 Gallery

Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, D. Milisavljevic (Purdue University), T. Temim (Princeton University), I. De Looze (University of Gent)

Side-by-side comparison of Cassiopeia A captured by NIRCam and MIRI, showing differences in color and structure. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, D. Milisavljevic (Purdue University), T. Temim (Princeton University), I. De Looze (University of Gent)

ESA/Webb (@esa.int) images (Dec 11, 2023)

A side-by-side comparison of Cassiopeia A captured by NIRCam and MIRI on #NASAWebb highlights the differences in light emission.

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Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI

Annotated NIRCam image of the Tarantula Nebula showing young stars and cosmic dust. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI

ESA/Webb (@esa.int) images (Sep 6, 2022)

Webb’s NIRCam captures the Tarantula Nebula, showcasing thousands of young stars and intricate structures formed by cosmic dust.

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Credit:  NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI

Mid-infrared image of the Tarantula Nebula showing glowing gas, dust, and embedded protostars. Credit:  NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI

ESA/Webb (@esa.int) images (Sep 6, 2022)

The Tarantula Nebula reveals its hidden depths in mid-infrared light, showcasing glowing gas, dust, and embedded protostars with #MIRI.

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Credit: NASA

Mosaic of starlight from a single star captured by the James Webb Space Telescope's primary mirror segments. Credit: NASA

ESA/Webb (@esa.int) images (Feb 11, 2022)

This image mosaic shows starlight from a single star captured by each of Webb's 18 primary mirror segments, essential for aligning the telescope.

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Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Nierenberg

A gravitationally lensed quasar, RX J1131-1231, appearing as a bright arc with multiple images, surrounded by a dark background. Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Nierenberg

ESA/Webb (@esa.int) images (Jul 5, 2024)

The quasar RX J1131-1231 is beautifully distorted by gravitational lensing, showcasing its multiple images in a bright arc.

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Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, I. Labbe (Swinburne University of Technology), R. Bezanson (University of Pittsburgh), A. Pagan (STScI)

An image of Pandora's Cluster showing a foreground star with diffraction spikes and numerous galaxies appearing as hazy blobs and red arcs. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, I. Labbe (Swinburne University of Technology), R. Bezanson (University of Pittsburgh), A. Pagan (STScI)

ESA/Webb (@esa.int) images (Feb 15, 2023)

Explore Pandora’s Cluster, showcasing 50,000 near-infrared sources and the effects of gravitational lensing captured by #JamesWebb.

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Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, J. Rigby and the JWST TEMPLATES team

A galaxy cluster with distorted images of background galaxies due to gravitational lensing, with a variety of galaxy shapes and colors. Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, J. Rigby and the JWST TEMPLATES team

ESA/Webb (@esa.int) images (Dec 19, 2023)

The galaxy cluster SDSS J1226+2152 distorts the light from distant galaxies, showcasing the effects of gravitational lensing.

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Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI

A widefield view of Uranus, showcasing its blue surface, bright white polar cap, rings, and several of its moons against a black background filled with galaxies. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI

ESA/Webb (@esa.int) images (Dec 18, 2023)

Explore Uranus and its rings, along with 14 of its moons, in this detailed view from #JWST's #NIRCam.

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Credit: NASA/Chris Gunn

Ariane 5 rocket with James Webb Space Telescope onboard at the launch pad. Credit: NASA/Chris Gunn

ESA/Webb (@esa.int) images (May 14, 2022)

Ariane 5 rolls out with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, set to explore cosmic history from our solar system to the distant galaxies.

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Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Adamo (Stockholm University) and the FEAST JWST team

A close-up view of the spiral galaxy M83, highlighting bright regions of ionised hydrogen and young star clusters along its spiral arms. Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Adamo (Stockholm University) and the FEAST JWST team

ESA/Webb (@esa.int) images (Oct 31, 2023)

Discover the star-rich regions of M83, showcasing young star clusters and ionised hydrogen, as seen by #NASAWebb's #NIRCam.

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Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Leah Hustak (STScI), Noemí Pinilla-Alonso (FSI/UCF), Ian Wong (STScI), Javier Licandro (IAC)

Graph showing the reflectance spectrum of Centaur 10199 Chariklo with labeled valleys indicating the presence of water ice. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Leah Hustak (STScI), Noemí Pinilla-Alonso (FSI/UCF), Ian Wong (STScI), Javier Licandro (IAC)

ESA/Webb (@esa.int) images (Jan 27, 2023)

The reflectance spectrum of Centaur 10199 Chariklo shows clear evidence of crystalline water ice on its surface, captured by Webb's NIRSpec.

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Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, K. Pontoppidan (STScI), A. Pagan (STScI)

A brilliant, 6-pointed orange star surrounded by wisps of orange gas and bluish purple nebulosity, representing two colliding galaxies with merging cores. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, K. Pontoppidan (STScI), A. Pagan (STScI)

ESA/Webb (@esa.int) images (Apr 17, 2023)

Arp 220, the nearest ultra-luminous infrared galaxy, glows in this stunning Webb image, revealing the merger of two spiral galaxies and their vibrant star formation.

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Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, J. Olmsted (STScI), T. P. Greene (NASA Ames), T. Bell (BAERI), E. Ducrot (CEA), P. Lagage (CEA) 

Graph showing the brightness change of TRAPPIST-1 b during a secondary eclipse, with blue squares for individual measurements and red circles for averaged data. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, J. Olmsted (STScI), T. P. Greene (NASA Ames), T. Bell (BAERI), E. Ducrot (CEA), P. Lagage (CEA) 

ESA/Webb (@esa.int) images (Mar 27, 2023)

Observing TRAPPIST-1 b's secondary eclipse: a light curve showing brightness changes captured by MIRI.

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Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, J. Pierel (STScI), D. Newman (Carnegie), A. Pagan (STScI)

Webb's NIRCam image showing two images of a supernova in the lensed galaxy MRG-M0138. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, J. Pierel (STScI), D. Newman (Carnegie), A. Pagan (STScI)

ESA/Webb (@esa.int) images (Dec 21, 2023)

The James Webb Space Telescope identifies a second supernova in the galaxy MRG-M0138, revealed through gravitational lensing by MACS J0138.

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Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, and J. Olmsted (STScI), S. Moran (Univ. of Arizona), K. Stevenson (JHUAPL), R. MacDonald (Univ. of Michigan), J. Lustig-Yaeger (JHUAPL)

Insufficient descriptive information provided Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, and J. Olmsted (STScI), S. Moran (Univ. of Arizona), K. Stevenson (JHUAPL), R. MacDonald (Univ. of Michigan), J. Lustig-Yaeger (JHUAPL)

ESA/Webb (@esa.int) images (May 1, 2023)

Hints of water vapour detected by Webb around rocky exoplanet GJ 486 b raise questions about its atmosphere, but it could also originate from starspots on its host star.

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