Known as Webbs First Deep Field, the image didnt disappoint.
It shows the galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 as it appeared4.6 billion years ago.
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This makes SMACS 0723 the most distant galaxy cluster that we have this kind of detailed information about.
Its located nearly 1,150 light-years from Earth, orbiting around a Sun-like star.
The planet is about the same size as Jupiter, but half its mass.
Web measured light from the WASP-96 system for 6.4 hours as the planet moved across the star.
Its nearly half a light-year in diameter, and is located approximately 2,000 light-years away from Earth.
Its also the one that influences the nebulas appearance.
Its notable for being the first compact galaxy group ever discovered in 1877.
This enormous mosaic is Webbs largest image to date, covering about one-fifth of the Moons diameter.
It contains over 150 million pixels and is constructed from almost 1,000 separate image files.
It saw these outflows driven by the black hole in a level of detail never seen before.
This information should provide new insights into how galactic interactions may have driven galaxy evolution in the early universe.
Its home to many massive stars that are several times larger than the Sun.
Overall, these images arent just breathtaking.
Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou
Ioanna is a writer at TNW.
With a background in the humanities, she has a soft spot for social impact-enabling technologies.
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