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Peering into abyss

The release of the first images of James Webb Space telescope is still a couple of weeks ahead, but the telescope has already been busy taking those pictures. Nasa has been promising some 120 pictures to be released on 12th of July in the first patch.

Not much is known yet about the targets. The only promise they have made is that there will be some images peering into furthest a man made object has ever seen, close to the birth of the universe. There might also be some images of an exoplanet. Really exciting stuff indeed.

The telescope has been functioning better than expected. Even the small hit from a meteorite didn't hinder it's ability to observe the universe. At current rate it's also expected to exceed it's planned usage age of ten years and could be operational for up to 20 years if everything goes well.