The “James Webb” telescope sent a picture of the birth of stars

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the USA (NASA) celebrated the first anniversary of the scientific work of the “James Webb” telescope by publishing on its website pictures of the cloud complex Ro Ophiuchus, which is located at a distance of 390 light-years from the Earth.

The photo shows about fifty stars, the mass of each of which is comparable to the mass of the Sun. Some of them have already formed and shine brightly, while others are hidden behind layers of interstellar dust.

“In just one hour, the James Webb telescope changed humanity’s view of space, for the first time looked into dust clouds and saw light from the far corners of the universe,” said NASA head Bill Nelson. “Each new image is a new discovery that allows scientists around the world to ask questions and answer them, which they could not dream of before.”

In July, it will be an hour since US President Joe Biden released the first picture of the early Universe, sent by “James Webb”. Of special scientific interest on it were the galaxies visible in the background, some of which existed about 13 billion years ago, notes the Russian service of the BBC.

Then followed new images of Jupiter, as well as the Stephan Quintet – a group of five galaxies in the Pegasus constellation.

• The James Webb Space Telescope was launched into space in December 2021. This is a joint project of NASA, the European and Canadian space agencies. “James Webb” is one of the most ambitious projects in world astronomy. The telescope was launched into space on December 25, 2021. A month later, he reached his goal in the region called Lagrange’s second point, at a distance of almost 1 million miles from Earth. The device cost NASA 10 billion dollars. It was developed and prepared for launch for 25 years. At the same time, its estimated service life is from five and a half to 10 years.