On the 11th, President Webb Space Telescope of the United States is said to have photographed the farthest space ever observed by the next-generation space telescope "James Webb Space Telescope" that observes astronomical objects while flying in outer space. We have released a detailed image.
The "James Webb Space Telescope" is a next-generation space telescope jointly developed by NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) and ESA (European Space Agency). We are observing in orbit.
On the 11th, President Biden unveiled the first image of the universe observed by this telescope at a press conference held at the White House.
Published are images of galaxies billions of light-years away taken with an infrared camera, including celestial bodies more than 13 billion light-years away.
NASA states that it is "the farthest and finest infrared image of the universe ever."
The James Webb Space Telescope is a big science project that has taken more than 20 years and cost more than 1 trillion yen, and is expected to be able to observe farther and darker celestial bodies than previous space telescopes. increase.
NASA will be the first on the 12th, with the main purpose of searching for the "first star", which is said to have begun to shine 200 million years after the birth of the universe, and the earliest galaxies, and to clarify their origins. The images obtained from the observations will be released.