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Academic article:

A new look to the hidden depths of the universe

From its perch a million miles away, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is
revealing a universe that’s richer and more perplexing than astronomers previously
imagined—a cosmos that largely hides behind a veil of dust. The biggest space
telescope in history, JWST pierces that veil by capturing infrared light. Less energetic
than the light our eyes can see, infrared light passes more easily through cosmic
dust, and the telescope's 21-foot-wide mirror can collect this light from some of the
most distant objects in the universe. With its infrared eye, JWST can peer through
the wildfires of the universe. Launched less than a year ago and fully operational for
only six months, the telescope is already revealing a startling array of cosmic
objects. During a recent meeting at the Space Telescope Science Institute in
Baltimore, scientists shared some of the first results from the observatory. Those
included the distances to some of the farthest galaxies yet discovered, newly
observed ancient star clusters, a cloud of water surrounding Saturn’s moon
Enceladus, and symmetric dust shells enveloping a big, blustery starpuffs of particles
that are regularly blown out by the star itself.

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Source: Drake, N. (2022, 21 diciembre). A new look at the hidden depths of the universe.
Science.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/james-webb-telescope-new-look-hidden-
universe-cosmic-dust