of the carina nebula. amidst the dust, stars are being born. this is a new view of stephan s quintet, 300 million light years away where vast galaxies are caught in a celestial dance. and the deepest ever view of space. it s teeming with galaxies. some from just a few hundred million years after the dawn of the universe. to have worked on a mission for this long, to be able to finally see it come to fruition, to do what it s supposed to do, is just absolutely incredible. the images are amazing, themselves, just as images, but the hint of the detailed science we re going to be able to do, and what we can learn from these images, is what makes me so excited. the telescope blasted off last year on christmas day, and over the last six months it s been getting ready for its mission. the james webb space telescope is an engineering marvel. at its core is a six and a half
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these are the cosmic cliffs of the carina nebula. amidst the dust, stars are being born. this is a new view of stephan s quintet, 300 million light years away, where vast galaxies are caught in a celestial dance. and the deepest ever view of space. it s teeming with galaxies. some from just a few hundred million years after the dawn of the universe. to have worked on a mission for this long, to be able to finally see it come to fruition, to do what it s supposed to do, is just absolutely incredible. the images are amazing, themselves, just as images, but the hint of the detailed science we re going to be able to do, and what we can learn from these images, is what makes me so excited. the telescope blasted off last year on christmas day, and over the last six months, it s been getting ready for its mission. the james webb space telescope
photos released. extraordinary images the deepest, most detailed view of the universe we ve ever seen. our science editor rebecca morelle reports. the beauty of our universe as never seen before, these are the cosmic cliffs of the carina nebula. amidst the dust, stars are being born. this is a new view of stephan s quintet, 300 million light years away, where vast galaxies are caught in a celestial dance. and the deepest ever view of space. it s teeming with galaxies. some from just a few hundred million years after the dawn of the universe. to have worked on a mission for this long, to be able to finally see it come to fruition, to do what it s supposed to do, is just absolutely incredible. the images are amazing, themselves, just as images, but the hint of the detailed science we re going to be able to do, and what we can