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Seren Morris

Who was James Webb? Controversy about space telescope name explained

Captured in infrared light by the Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) on the James Webb Space Telescope, this image reveals previously obscured areas of star birth, according to NASA. (NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI

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Nasa released the first photos from the James Webb space telescope this week, which captured distant galaxies as they were billions of years ago.

The infrared telescope, which cost $9 billion, is expected to revolutionise astronomy by allowing scientists to see even deeper into space, with greater clarity than ever before.

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