NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has begun sending back its images, nearly six months after its launch.
The American “Fox News” news network quoted scant information on images obtained from astronomers, while NASA will broadcast the captured images through its official YouTube channel.
Thomas Zurbuchen, head of science programs at NASA, said during a press conference, Wednesday, that he almost cried when he saw the pictures.
“It’s an emotional moment when you see the universe suddenly release some of its secrets,” he added.
But the images, which show the distant regions of the universe, will not be available to the public before July 12, the date chosen by NASA to reveal them.
The European Space Agency’s Ariane 5 rocket launched the James Webb Space Telescope into space on Christmas Day 2021.
In the months that followed, the world’s most powerful telescope opened its solar shield and traveled nearly a million miles from Earth.
It took web designers nearly two decades to design, build and then test it before launching.