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JWST (James Webb Telescope) First Image Coming TODAY!

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July 10, 2022
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LATE BREAKING NEWS: Nasa is releasing the first photo TODAY, Monday July 11, 2022. President Joe Biden is presenting it at a White House briefing scheduled for 5:00 PM (Eastern Time), 9:00 PM (GMT).

https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive

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As a teaser, early images captured during calibration & testing routines. The Spitzer space telescope was good but nothing like this.

“The thing’s hollow—it goes on forever—and—oh my God!—it’s full of stars!”

― Arthur C. Clarke, 2001: A Space Odyssey

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Nancy OShea

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This is amazing! Sit back and take a quick journey into deep, deep space.

For best experience, expand your desktop browser (F11) and view in Full Screen Mode (F).

Enjoy!

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Jill_C

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Wow, wow, wow - words escape me !

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Leslie Moak Murray

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Wow!!!! Truly amazing. When I was 12 I wanted to be an astronaut and fly to Mars haha. I wrote a letter to NASA and they sent me a photo of the surface of Mars. I still absolutely love this stuff. Just mind-boggling. Here's a hypothetical lava planet I painted:

Nancy OShea

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Scary.

Skyscraper-size asteroid will blaze past Earth in a close approach Sunday

https://www.livescience.com/asteroid-2022-ky4-close-approach

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Nancy OShea

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NASA will unveil the first science-quality images from its next-generation James Webb Space Telescope on Tuesday (July 12). You can watch the event live on Space.com courtesy of NASA beginning at 10:30 a.m. EDT (1430 GMT).

https://www.space.com/james-webb-space-telescope-first-photos

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PaintedKitty

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Oo exciting and cool. Thanks for sharing! But why are there dark spots on the stars? I'm pretty sure those aren't black holes.

Nancy OShea

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The early photos had black spot artifacts caused by dithering. The telescope moved slightly between exposures. The photos released today have no such artifacts.

https://www.nasa.gov/

Cosmic Cliffs:

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“The thing’s hollow—it goes on forever—and—oh my God!—it’s full of stars!”

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