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PUTTING THE \u2018SEE\u2019 IN GALAXY:<\/strong>\u00a0Numerous University of Rochester faculty and alumni contributed to the James Webb Space Telescope project, which recently obtained this first\u00a0full-color image showing galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 as it appeared 4.6 billion years ago. (Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Humanity\u2019s best looks at the universe so far were made possible by the contributions of scientists, engineers, and supporters\u2014including Rochester community members.<\/h2>\n

NASA\u2019s James Webb Space Telescope, the successor to the 30-year-old Hubble Space Telescope, has produced the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date: Webb\u2019s First Deep Field. This first image, which shows the galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 as it appeared 4.6 billion years ago, was released by President Joe Biden on July 11. A full suite of images<\/a> was released by NASA on July 12.<\/p>\n

\u201cThousands of galaxies\u2014including the faintest objects ever observed in the infrared\u2014have appeared in Webb\u2019s view for the first time,\u201d reports NASA<\/a>. \u201cThis slice of the vast universe is approximately the size of a grain of sand held at arm\u2019s length by someone on the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n

Helping to make this moment a reality were dozens of University of Rochester<\/a> faculty and alumni who were involved in a series of optical, thermal, and functional tests of the telescope\u2019s key elements. Faculty members who contributed to the project include William Forrest, Judith Pipher<\/a>, James Fienup, and Duncan Moore, who cochaired a group of national experts in optics and space science that is advising NASA on the telescope.<\/p>\n

Get the story of Rochester\u2019s role in ushering in this new era in astronomy.<\/p>\n

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Rochester Review<\/em>: A look back in time<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u201cThis is the first lightweight, segmented telescope NASA has ever built. There was no road map. We had to invent almost everything, from how we modeled it, to how we tested it,\u201d Lee Feinberg \u201987, an Institute of Optics graduate who began working for NASA in 1991 and contributed to the Webb project as the optical telescope element manager, told Rochester Review<\/em> in 2021.<\/p>\n

Check out Rochester\u2019s reach \u00bb<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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VIEWFINDER:<\/strong> NASA\u2019s James Webb Space Telescope reveals emerging stellar nurseries and individual stars in the Carina Nebula that were previously obscured. \u201cWebb will change the way we see the galaxies, unfold our past, and open our scientific aperture of understanding as it relates to astronomy, astrophysics, and our place within this universe,\u201d said mechanical engineering alumna Laryssa Sharvan Densmore \u201983, who is director of space products and manufacturing at Northrop Grumman, the primary contractor for Webb, in 2021. \u00a0(Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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