NASA said it plans to release several images beginning at 10:30 am ET
(14:30 UTC) on July 12, the result of Webb's "first light" observations.
On Wednesday, space agency officials said the images and other data
would include the deepest-field image of the universe ever taken—looking
further into the cosmos than humans ever have before—as well as the
spectrum of an atmosphere around an exoplanet. By looking in the
infrared, Webb will be able to identify the fingerprints of small
molecules, such as carbon dioxide and ozone, that will offer meaningful
clues about the habitability of worlds around other stars.
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