Published May 1, 2025
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Unfolding the Universe: First Images and Spectra from the James Webb Space Telescope
Authors/Creators
- Pulliam, Christine1
- Barrientes, Jaclyn1
- Blome, Claire1
- Braun, Hannah1
- Britt, Christopher T.1
- Brown, Matthew1
- Carruthers, Margaret1
- DePasquale, Joseph1
- Hart, Quyen1
- Hustak, Leah1
- James, Andi1
- Jenkins, Ann1
- Lockwood, Alexandra2
- Pagan, Alyssa1
- Perez, Yessi1
- Ramsay, Leah1
- Rhue, Timothy1
- Smith, Denise1
- Smith, L. Chad1
- Warfield, Christine1
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Space Telescope Science Institute
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Description
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration/European Space Agency/Canadian Space Agency (NASA/ESA/CSA) James Webb Space Telescope launched on 25 December 2021. After investing $10 billion USD and two decades of construction and testing, all eyes were on the mission to see what it would reveal about the cosmos. The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore, Maryland, serves as Webb’s mission and science operations centre. As part of that role, STScI’s Office of Public Outreach leads the public engagement efforts for the mission, which includes preparing news releases. This article describes the multi-disciplinary efforts by STScI that went into developing and disseminating Webb’s first images and spectra.