James Webb Space Telescope’s First Images: Watch Scientists’ Reactions

"Wow. Our universe is beautiful."

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[jeffrunge]

Entirely captivating... fully grown adults.... with cartoons.

[sallysteinwachs]

Thank you for bringing in Dali to the marvelous scientific discussion

[jeffdavis]

*Thanks **#NOVA** **#PBS** for this presentation video.* ♥️💕 👍🏼

[viktorianas]

Space and Universe: Remaster Edition, now in 4k!

[ronkirk]

I don't know how the rest of you feel, but as for me, I'm gobsmacked by these first images.

[cherrydowns]

When you grow weary of simplicity, wonder smallness of life on earth look to the skies and be astounded.

[geoffreyhewitt]

to this day more than 40 years later I regret not taking a course at Cornell as a student with Carl Sagan who was teaching back then

[bbh]

They still have no idea what they are looking at . Time to wipe the dark matter from their eyes and stop ignoring the electro in electromagnetic !

[terrysmith]

Will JWST seek to fine an enormous amount of water ice orbiting and /or transiting through space?

[thmountainsoldier]

Ok enough of the same pictures give us more pictures!!!

[TheCommunicationCoach]

So, now we have to see "james webb" everytime the scope is referenced?

[MrFossilabgfyth]

Look at these, then tell me what art really is!

[NazeemCloudDistrict]

It is cool but color is added in space photos. To our naked eye it would be black and white.

[pennyvoll]

When she said just think of how big our universe is, I was thinking just think of how big our God is

[tubalcain]

How do they know if we are looking into the "past" and not the
Doesn't it all depend on "which direction " jwst is facing while taking these photos relative to the initial point of the "BIG

[kamelaparis]

Why don’t they show better pictures of the moon and the other planets close up ?!?! Esp since they can now ?!?

[Earthling]

I see a hundred thousand doctoral theses in the future.

[Kautkasi]

All stars all galaxies are made in the time what we are just like milion part of our second

[jamesalann]

Awesome images…”The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament showeth his handiwork” Psalm 19.1

[donaldgarin]

click bait .. i saw these pictures 2 weeks ago. i guess reruns are now the norm