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Jun 13, 2023 · Last July, the public got a first look at the telescope’s power, when astronomers released one of the first images taken by the observatory, showing a cluster of spinning galaxies, each one captured in spectacular, luminous detail from 4.6 billion light years away.
In astronomy, first light is the first use of a telescope (or, in general, a new instrument) to take an astronomical image after it has been constructed. This is often not the first viewing using the telescope; optical tests will probably have been performed to adjust the components.
Oct 3, 2023 · Discover how an X-ray telescope has revolutionized astronomy and our understanding of the universe. A scientific and engineering marvel, NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has spent two decades (so far) exploring the cosmos unlike any other telescope. What it has found will astound you.
Jun 22, 2023 · New results from the James Webb Space Telescope find that radiation from ordinary galaxies cleared the primordial haze left over from the Big Bang, allowing the first light to shine through the early universe. There are more than 20,000 galaxies in this field, which lies between the Pisces and Andromeda constellations.
Jul 10, 2023 · Just as Darwin used the fossil record to study life on Earth, scientists can use a "cosmic fossil," the universe's first light, to understand how the cosmos evolved.
Jun 13, 2023 · Last July, the public got a first look at the telescope’s power, when astronomers released one of the first images taken by the observatory, showing a cluster of spinning galaxies, each one captured in spectacular, luminous detail from 4.6 billion light years away.
Jul 14, 2011 · Every telescope has that special moment when it first opens its eyes to the universe. Astronomers call it "first light." These are the first pictures by the great telescopes of the world.
