Webb’s Biggest Discoveries

  • Released Friday, July 31, 2026
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Previously unseen details all throughout the universe, including right here in our own solar system have been revealed using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, and the results so far, are fascinating.

Webb has given scientists, and the world, a powerful new set of tools to help better explain our place in the universe. And with its unprecedented power to detect and analyze otherwise invisible infrared light, objects that were once impossible to observe are now coming into clear view.

For more information, visit https://nasa.gov/webb

Credit:
Producer: Paul Morris
Writer: Thaddeus Cesari
Narrator: Dr. Jane Rigby
Images: NASA, ESA, CSA, STSci

Music Credit:
"Final Mission" by Francis Lai [SACEM] via Les Editions 23 [SACEM], Musique Cinema Television [SACEM] and Universal Production Music

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