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The James Webb Space Telescope celebrates a year in service to human curiosity

Published: Sept. 25, 2023, 5:02 p.m.

Orbiting a million miles from earth, The James Webb Space Telescope is humanity\u2019s newest eye onto the cosmos.

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In its first year of exploration, the Webb telescope captured dazzling images of the universe\u2014cosmic cliffs, ghostly nebulas and stars from the farthest reaches of the universe.

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What\u2019s in store for the Webb telescope?

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Astrophysicist Macarena Garcia Marin is European Space Agency Instrument Scientist and Project Scientist in the Webb Mission Office at the Space Telescope Science Institute.

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Nestor Espinoza is an Assistant Astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute, where he applies the Webb\u2019s cutting-edge instruments to the study of exoplanets.

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