What Is the James Webb Space Telescope Actually Seeing?

The James Webb Space Telescope is like a super powerful camera in space that can see very far away, even to the beginning of time. It takes pictures using infrared light, which helps it see through dust and shows things that are older and farther away than other telescopes.

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  1. It’s like seeing a baby galaxy that is now grown up.
  2. It can see stars forming in the dark by using invisible light.
  3. Imagine seeing your great-grandmother as she was when she was young.

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