Today POT This surprised us all. After a long wait, we can finally see the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope. From nebulae to thousands of galaxies millions of light years away. Opportunities of the new telescope they promise to celebrate before and after space exploration with quality never before seen or thought.
While James Webb enjoys his moment of glory, Hubble begins its slow descent back to Earth. It is expected to land sometime in 2030, becoming space junk. The latter also became a milestone at the time, and for this today we bring you a comparison between images of James Webbcompared to Hubble.
The comparison consists of the locations that James Webb used for his first images, compared to those taken by Hubble. This way we will have a much more accurate version of the changes between the two space telescopes. Quality improvement push space science to another layer unknown yet.
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The James Webb Space Telescope recorded deepest and clearest infrared image of the universe (4.6 billion light years). The most amazing thing is that it fell into only 12.5 hours of exposure. Meanwhile, it took Hubble weeks to scan the same image of deep space. An amazing mark for our new space companion.
Nebula South Rim
The South Rim Nebula is one of the most impressive images ever taken by James Webb. It’s an expanding cloud of gas, which formed around the dying star. It is located at a distance of 2000 light years from our position on Earth. In addition to its incredible detail, this is a key element in distinguishing the technological difference between the new model and Hubble.
Stephen’s Quintet
Located in the constellation Pegasus, we can find Stephen’s Quintet. This is a group of galaxies very close to each other, which will be the key for scientists to understand how galaxies interact with each other and how this causes stars to form and change their composition through gas. Hubble did a very good job at the time, but James Webb shows an exceptional level of detail.
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