{"id":16561,"date":"2022-07-11T22:49:16","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T22:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/?p=16561"},"modified":"2022-07-11T22:52:16","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T22:52:16","slug":"nasas-webb-deepest-infrared-image-of-universe-yet-july-11-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/nasas-webb-deepest-infrared-image-of-universe-yet-july-11-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA\u2019s Webb Delivers Deepest Infrared Image of Universe Yet, July 11, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The above was archived from NASA&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-feature\/goddard\/2022\/nasa-s-webb-delivers-deepest-infrared-image-of-universe-yet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">site<\/a>. The editor was<span style=\"font-size: 14px; color: var(--body-color);\">\u00a0Rob Garner. It is archived on The Black Vault for research purposes and archival reasons.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>President Joe Biden unveiled this image of galaxy cluster SMACS 0723, known as Webb\u2019s First Deep Field, during a White House event Monday, July 11<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Webb\u2019s image covers a patch of sky approximately the size of a grain of sand held at arm\u2019s length by someone on the ground \u2013 and reveals thousands of galaxies in a tiny sliver of vast universe<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Webb\u2019s sharp near-infrared view brought out faint structures in extremely distant galaxies, offering the most detailed view of the early universe to date<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>NASA and its partners will release the\u00a0full series of Webb\u2019s first full-color images and data, known as spectra, Tuesday, July 12, during a live NASA TV broadcast<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/main_image_deep_field_smacs0723-5mb-scaled.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16562\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/main_image_deep_field_smacs0723-5mb-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2509\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/main_image_deep_field_smacs0723-5mb-scaled.jpg 2509w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/main_image_deep_field_smacs0723-5mb-294x300.jpg 294w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/main_image_deep_field_smacs0723-5mb-1004x1024.jpg 1004w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/main_image_deep_field_smacs0723-5mb-1505x1536.jpg 1505w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/main_image_deep_field_smacs0723-5mb-2007x2048.jpg 2007w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/main_image_deep_field_smacs0723-5mb-150x153.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/main_image_deep_field_smacs0723-5mb-450x459.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/main_image_deep_field_smacs0723-5mb-1200x1224.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/main_image_deep_field_smacs0723-5mb-768x784.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/main_image_deep_field_smacs0723-5mb-600x612.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2509px) 100vw, 2509px\" \/><\/a>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/main_image_deep_field_smacs0723-5mb-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download the FULL Resolution<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>NASA\u2019s James Webb Space Telescope has produced the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date. Known as Webb\u2019s First Deep Field, this image of galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 is overflowing with detail.<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of galaxies \u2013 including the faintest objects ever observed in the infrared \u2013 have appeared in Webb\u2019s view for the first time. This slice of the vast universe covers a patch of sky approximately the size of a grain of sand held at arm\u2019s length by someone on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>This deep field, taken by Webb\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jwst.nasa.gov\/content\/observatory\/instruments\/nircam.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Near-Infrared Camera<\/a>\u00a0(NIRCam), is a composite made from images at different wavelengths, totaling 12.5 hours \u2013 achieving depths at infrared wavelengths beyond the Hubble Space Telescope\u2019s deepest fields, which took weeks.<\/p>\n<p>The image shows the galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 as it appeared 4.6 billion years ago. The combined mass of this galaxy cluster acts as a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/webbtelescope.org\/glossary.html#h3-CK-2572b869-1584-45c0-a18b-0c5ffcf32e57\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gravitational lens<\/a>, magnifying much more distant galaxies behind it. Webb\u2019s NIRCam has brought those distant galaxies into sharp focus \u2013 they have tiny, faint structures that have never been seen before, including star clusters and diffuse features. Researchers will soon begin to learn more about the galaxies\u2019 masses, ages, histories, and compositions, as Webb seeks the earliest galaxies in the universe.<\/p>\n<p>This image is among the telescope\u2019s first-full color images. The full suite will be released Tuesday, July 12, beginning at 10:30 a.m. EDT, during a live\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/multimedia\/nasatv\/#public\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA TV<\/a>\u00a0broadcast.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/nasa-updates-coverage-for-webb-telescope-s-first-images-reveal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more about how to watch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Image credit:\u00a0NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body\">\n<section id=\"ember25\" class=\"collapsible opened ember-view\">\n<div class=\"fadeout\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"after-body\">\n<div id=\"ember31\" class=\"ember-view\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The above was archived from NASA&#8217;s site. The editor was\u00a0Rob Garner. It is archived on The Black Vault for research purposes and archival reasons. President Joe Biden unveiled this image of galaxy cluster SMACS 0723, known as Webb\u2019s First Deep Field, during a White House event Monday, July 11 Webb\u2019s image covers a patch of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16563,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","transcript_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,19],"tags":[1937,72],"class_list":{"0":"post-16561","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-science","8":"category-space","9":"tag-james-webb-telescope","10":"tag-nasa"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/a.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16561","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16561"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16561\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}