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Irish Mirror
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Antony Ashkenaz & Sophie Collins

NASA scientists 'emotional' as James Webb telescope captures first image of far away galaxies

NASA has released a new image - taken by the James Webb telescope - that offers the deepest glimpse into the universe ever, revealing hundreds of different galaxies.

NASA’s James Webb telescope cost around €9.8billion to build and is the most powerful space telescope ever to have been launched into space.

It was meant to work in the same way as the Hubble Observatory, however, James Webb brings with it vastly improved infrared resolution and sensitivity, and can capture images that are too distant, faint and old for detection by any before it.

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