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Detailed explanation-1: -"Every image is a new discovery,” said NASA administrator Bill Nelson. “Each will give humanity a view of the universe that we’ve never seen before."

Detailed explanation-2: -James Webb Space Telescope launch and deployment. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) launched on Dec 25, 2021, from ESA’s launch site at Kourou in French Guiana, at 7:20 a.m. EST (1220 GMT; 9:20 a.m. local time in Kourou), aboard an Arianespace Ariane 5 rocket.

Detailed explanation-3: -Since it arrived at its new cosmic home, Lagrange Point 2, on Jan. 24, 2022, the infrared observatory has been busy sharing some truly breathtaking views of the cosmos. JWST, the largest and most powerful space telescope to date, released its first scientific images on July 12, 2022, but it didn’t stop there.

Detailed explanation-4: -When the GMT sees its first light in 2029, it will offer four times the resolution of the JWST, ten more than the Hubble, and, according to its designers, it will be 200 times more powerful than any comparable telescope currently on Earth.

Detailed explanation-5: -Webb is an international collaboration between NASA, ESA and the CSA . NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center manages the development effort. The main industrial partner is Northrop Grumman; the Space Telescope Science Institute operates Webb after launch.