Free Astronomy Magazine September-October 2022

SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2022 sent the first wave of full-color scien- tific images and spectra the observa- tory has gathered, and the official beginning of Webb’s general science operations. They were selected by an international committee of represen- tatives from NASA, ESA, CSA, and the Space Telescope Science Institute. In the following pages, we present the best of the images so far sent to Earth by Webb. The world’s largest and most powerful space telescope is ready to begin its mission to unfold the infrared universe. Stay tuned! A new era of astronomy has begun by NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI T he dawn of a new era in as- tronomy has begun as the world gets its first look at the full capabilities of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, a partnership with ESA (European Space Agency) and CSA (Canadian Space Agency). The telescope’s first full-color images and spectroscopic data were released during a televised broadcast at 10:30 a.m. EDT (14:30 UTC) on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. These initial targets repre-