NASA announce it’s a July 12 It will publish the first full color images and spectroscopic data captured by James Webb. After this important step, which we have been waiting for for months, the $10,000 million space telescope will finally begin its scientific process.
Over the past few months, the space observatory has been preparing to show us the universe from a unique perspective. During this complex process, calibrate their toolsAnd the Line up your mirrors He has even given us The first thing he catches a 1.5 million km from Earth.
The telescope that promises to make history with its pictures
The truth is that James Webb has already shown us some of his powers of observation, and scientists are quite active. In early May, for example, seized Large Magellanic Cloud With an impressive level of detail, it makes a capture taken by the old Spitzer Space Telescope look ridiculous.
However, July 12 will be a very important moment. We’re talking about the date we’ll have it The first ‘concrete’ result A science project that has taken decades of preparation and joint work by NASA, the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency.
“The release of Webb’s first full-color images will provide a unique moment for all of us to stop and marvel at a sight that humanity has never experienced before (…) It will be the culmination of decades of dedication, talent and dreams, but it will also be just the beginning.”
Eric Smith, Web software scientist.
NASA has given us clues as to what we’ll see. According to the space agencyJames Webb teams have a Short list of goals And give it priority by an international panel for this first “full color” footage. This is intended to show whether the telescope Able to do the job it was designed for.
What after the first pictures? These notes will define, no more, no less, who The official start of scientific operations James Webb Generals. In other words, he will “graduate” to explore the universe. The telescope has already set its first scientific goal: Observe the mysterious lava “Super Earth”. The countdown is already running.
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