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The James Webb Space Telescope captured images of distant galaxies in 2022

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Verified11/29/2024
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The statement is supported by multiple references indicating that the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) began capturing images of distant galaxies in 2022. Specifically, one reference notes that the JWST released images of early galaxies on August 17, 2022, and another confirms that it provided unprecedented images of distant galaxies in the same year. This consistent information across various sources supports the accuracy of the statement.

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On 17 August 2022, NASA released a large mosaic image of 690 individual frames taken by the NIRCam on Webb of numerous very early galaxies

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Vivid Portrait of Interacting Galaxies Marks Webb's Second Anniversary

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Thanks to the telescope's deep and sharp infrared images, Earthlings are getting a more detailed look at distant galaxies than was ever possible.

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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was launched in 2021 and began collecting data in 2022, reshaping the understanding of the early universe while taking wondrous pictures of the cosmos.

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the most distant confirmed galaxy is JADES-GS-z13-0, which was also discovered by the JWST in 2022

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astronomers have spotted two galaxies that may be the most distant ever seen

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