OUR European Space Agency (ESA), one of the agencies responsible for the project James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has published on its website that the first full color images JWST will be released July 12th. So far, only infrared images have been published. NASA as well as ESA.

High expectations for JWST color images

Infrared images, despite showing great technological progress in comparison, do not have much appeal to the most general public who are not deeply versed in the subject. astronomy. Thus, in addition to presenting the scientific results of many years of equipment research, the first color photographs taken James Webb will have a greater impact on a population more “off” in space matters.

“Release of the first color images James Webb will provide a unique moment for all of us to stop and marvel at a spectacle never before seen by mankind,” said Eric Smith, Program Director at ESA. “These images are the end result of decades of dedication, talent and dreaming – but they will also be just the beginning,” Smith concluded. Will we have a new photo of the Pillars of Creation? JWST?

Comparison of Spitzer and JWST images. Credits: Disclosure/NASA.

James Webb: years from production to release

project James Webb telescope was developed National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in collaboration with European and Canadian space agencies. It was originally scheduled to launch in 2007. But some problems delayed the launch of the model, one of them was the high production cost of the James Webb Telescope, which was rising more and more, and, back in 2005, forced Engineers to rethink the original design.

In 2016, the telescope was declared ready, but its project was again put on hold due to construction difficulties and remained so until 2019, when it was finally assembled. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been more delays until NASA finally set to release on December 18, 2021.

With it, researchers will be able to observe even more things from space, being able to see some of the oldest galaxies in the universe and other celestial bodies such as black holes.

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