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Webb Telescope: 5 stunning images reveal why it’s a gamechanger

by Jennifer Walter
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Southern Ring Nebula captured by JWST
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July 12 marks a new era in space exploration.

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) finally revealed its first batch of stunning science images, a milestone for our ongoing survey of the cosmos.

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At a press conference, NASA and its counterparts at the Canadian Space Agency and European Space Agency shared images of five targets captured by JWST for the first time.

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