Here's a sneak peek at what to expect on July 12.
Nelson was speaking at a media event at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, which manages Webb operations. NASA used the media event to discusss forthcoming operational image release July 12 along with the range of science the observatory will conduct early in its tenure, including solar system objects, exoplanets, the early universe and a range of targets in between.
Another of the images coming that day will be Webb's first spectrum of an exoplanet, according to Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for NASA's science mission directorate, who spoke at the same event. Such spectra, which measure the amount of light emitted at certain wavelengths, typically provide hints of a planet's chemistry, which point to its formation history.
A comparison of views of the same part of the sky as seen by NASA's retired Spitzer Space Telescope and the newly launched James Webb Space Telescope."We'll look at these worlds out there that keep us awake at night, as we look into the starry sky and wonder ... is there life elsewhere?" Zurbuchen said of the milestone. from the observatory will be released July 12 at 10:30 a.m. EDT and will be webcast live here at Space.
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