NASA’s James Webb Telescope Captures New Detail of Distant Galaxy Cluster

Biden reveals image from James Webb telescope at White House
First image released depicts a galaxy cluster, SMACS 0723

WATCH: Biden calls the James Webb image a “new window into the history of our universe.”Source: Bloomberg

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By Justin Sink and Nancy Cook

July 11, 2022 at 10:55 PM UTC

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President Joe Biden revealed one of the first full-color images from the James Webb Space Telescope, marking the first time human beings have seen a distant galaxy cluster as it appeared more than 4 billion years ago in such vivid detail.

“It’s a new window into the history of our universe, and today we’re gonna get a glimpse of the first light to shine through that window,” Biden said Monday during an event at the White House. “It’s astounding to me.”