The first image Nasa has shared from its James Webb Space Telescope is this beautiful shot of a star forming region NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula. It was partly produced by an instrument designed and built in Scotland at the Royal Observatory in Edinburgh.placeholder image
The first image Nasa has shared from its James Webb Space Telescope is this beautiful shot of a star forming region NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula. It was partly produced by an instrument designed and built in Scotland at the Royal Observatory in Edinburgh.

James Webb Space Telescope: 9 extraordinary James Webb Telescope images released by Nasa

Ginny Sanderson
By Ginny Sanderson

Deputy Editor

Published 13th Jul 2022, 11:59 GMT
Updated 13th Jul 2022, 13:28 GMT

Here are some of the most breathtaking and extraordinary images captured by Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope.

Nasa has released mind-blowing images from its James Webb Space Telescope which gaze back into the dawn of the universe. Described as the “deepest” and most detailed images of space ever seen by humanity, the photos show galaxy clusters, nebulas, and stars from billions of years ago.

Here are the images released so far by Nasa, and what they show.

The key Scottish link to the James Webb Space Telescope images

The images were also displayed on screens at Times Square in New York.

9. Times Square

The images were also displayed on screens at Times Square in New York. Photo: YUKI IWAMURA

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