Despite how astonishing the latest images were, they’re actually nothing compared to what’s to come.
the following day depicting star nurseries, galaxy groups, a particularly watery exoplanet, and a dying star.
“They were more or less practice runs with the instruments,” Smith said, referring to the five images released. “We’re making discoveries and we really haven’t even started trying yet. So the promise of this telescope is amazing.” That might sound a bit disappointing considering the other images, but it actually showcased an important feature of Webb: the ability to more deeply study and observe the atmosphere and conditions of exoplanets. This is crucial to find regions of space that might be hospitable for life.
Over the course of its roughly 20-year lifespan, the JWST program will have annual open calls for submissions by researchers of all strata to propose projects and experiments for the Webb to conduct. The Space Telescope Science Institute , which actually operates the observatory, will have final say in who gets chosen.
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