The best images that the James Webb telescope has left us in 2022

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  The JWST is the largest and most powerful telescope ever launched into space and has already left a steady stream of cosmic images.

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  The observatory has allowed us to go back in time and help scientists look back millions of years.

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  From the rings of Neptune, the Tarantula Nebula or the Ghost Galaxy, these are some of the snapshots of James Webb in 2022

Webb observes light from the near-infrared to the mid-infrared. He shows objects that are colder and far away. The ESA ensures that “will reveal the universe hidden from our eyes”. These are some of the favorite images, captured so far by the JWST, according to The Planetary Society

NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI. NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI. Joseph DePasquale (STScI)

NASA released this image on September 21, 2022. A snapshot taken by JWST that clearly shows neptune’s rings. Six small near-planet moons visible, while Triton shines brightly at upper left.

Tarantula NebulaNASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Webb ERO Production Team

This region of star formation is called Tarantula Nebula, located about 161,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy. JWST created this mosaic – which spans some 340 light-years – using its high-resolution infrared images.

JWST Ghost GalaxyESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, J. Lee and the PHANGS-JWST Team

This image came to light on August 29. The Ghost Galaxythat the James Webb observed a star cluster at the center of M74 – also known as a “grand design spiral” – through dust and gas.

Image of the exoplanet HIP 65426 b in different bands of infrared light, as seen from the James Webb Space TelescopeNASA

The Hubble Space Telescope had taken direct images of exoplanets before, but the quality of the HIP 65426 btaking its first direct photograph of an exoplanet in September, with a mass between six and 12 times that of Jupiter, reveals the potential of the space telescope to study distant worlds.

The image shows the gas giant in four different light filters and highlights the telescope’s great ability to easily capture worlds beyond our solar system.

The exoplanet that appears in the image is young in terms of planets: is between 15 and 20 million years olds, a baby if we compare it with the Earth, which is 4,500 million years old. It is very large, between six and twelve times the mass of Jupiter. The photographs that have been taken of it can help determine its mass and size more precisely.

Cartwheel GalaxyNASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Webb ERO Production Team

The Wagon Wheel Galaxy it formed after a high-speed collision between a large spiral galaxy and a smaller galaxy not visible in this image. It was previously a normal spiral galaxy, but apparently suffered a head-on collision with a smaller companion about 200 million years ago.

The violence of the collision caused a powerful shock wave, similar to a rock thrown into a bed of sand. Moving at high speed, the shock wave swept up gas and dust, creating a starburst around the central part of the galaxy.

Call Carina NebulaNASA/ESA/CSA/STScI

The space telescope’s Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) captured this view of the Carina nebula, located about 7,500 light years from Earth. Nicknamed “cosmic cliffs,” it’s essentially a nursery for young stars, some of them several times larger than the Sun. A massive beast that some astronomers say is pushing the boundaries of what it means to be a star.

The South Ring NebulaNASA/ESA/CSA/STSc

The South Ring Nebula It is a planetary nebula located about 2,000 light-years from Earth. These snapshots show the death of a star; the gas emanating from a dying star. Both images were taken by NASA’s JWST in near-infrared light.