The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) helps scientists answer a variety of questions about the universe. We saw his first picture about a year ago, and since then his ability to capture the far corners of the universe continues to amaze. At first glance, his new photograph of distant stars looks like just another in a series. However, it hides one big question mark. Literally.
The question mark was hidden inconspicuously at the bottom of the original image, which you can view below. It shows two nascent Herbig-Haro 46/47 stars fourteen hundred light-years away from Earth. The original photo was jointly released by the space agencies NASA, ESA and CSA during July.
In connection with the fact that not long ago in the American Congress the question of whether the local government is hiding the existence of extraterrestrial life from the public was discussed in detail, at first many more or less realistic theories about the origin of the incriminated question mark would be offered, but according to the scientists, the explanation is most likely quite simple.
“It is probably a distant galaxy or multiple interacting galaxies whose interaction may have caused the distorted question mark shape,” he thought pro server Space over the possible origin of interstellar punctuation, a representative of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore, which manages JWST’s science operations.
Original image of the James Webb Space Telescope. The question mark is barely visible on it, but you can find it at the bottom right of the photo.
Whatever the question mark, the red color suggests that it is very distant, and further investigation will be needed to determine its source with certainty, according to scientists. In addition, it is almost certain that we can look forward to more interesting images thanks to JWST’s ability to perceive high-resolution near-infrared light. It allows him to peer into the far reaches of space and see galaxies up to 13.4 million light-years away that existed only 420 million years after the Big Bang.
According to STScI, in the first year of operation of the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers published more than 750 peer-reviewed scientific publications that used its data. During that time, he managed to capture, for example, a star just before its extinction or showed the beauty of a famous nebula in unprecedented detail.
2023-08-10 16:00:51
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