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Loading contentThe telescopes and instruments that take these images — and the sky they map.
Webb's first deep field — the galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 — the deepest, sharpest infrared image of the distant universe at the time of its release.
The 'Cosmic Cliffs' — the edge of a star-forming region in the Carina Nebula, revealed by Webb in infrared.
The Southern Ring Nebula — a planetary nebula of gas shed by a dying star — shown in two Webb infrared views.
Stephan's Quintet — a compact group of galaxies, four of which are locked in a cosmic dance.
Webb's near-infrared view of Jupiter, revealing auroras at both poles, high-altitude hazes, and the planet's faint rings.
The Crab Nebula — the expanding remnant of a supernova recorded by astronomers in 1054.
The Hubble Ultra Deep Field — around ten thousand galaxies in a patch of sky a tenth the width of the full Moon.
The Sombrero Galaxy — an edge-on spiral with a brilliant nucleus and a prominent dust lane.
The 'Pillars of Creation' — towers of gas and dust in the Eagle Nebula, one of Hubble's most iconic images.
The active Sun in extreme ultraviolet, showing hot plasma tracing magnetic loops above the surface.
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