First image from the James Webb Space Telescope released: It shows thousands of galaxies

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Several more new images from the Webb Telescope will be released Tuesday morning.

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The size of a tennis court and three stories high, the Webb is the largest telescope ever sent into space.

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The machine's namesake, James Webb, was NASA's second administrator, who served from 1961 to 1968.

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Literally decades in the making, the first image from NASA's $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope was released Monday evening by President Joe Biden at a White House briefing.

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The first image shows thousands of galaxies – including the faintest objects ever observed – which have appeared in Webb’s view for the first time.

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This is the deepest view of the cosmos ever captured.

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"Today is an historic day" said President Biden. "The first image from the Webb Space Telescope represents a historic moment for science and technology," he said.

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Several more new images from the Webb Telescope will be released Tuesday morning, NASA officials said.

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