The James Webb Space Telescope's new images of Saturn aren't finished, but they're still mind-blowingly cool.
The James Webb Space Telescope has become synonymous with jaw-dropping, full-color photos of some of the most compelling cosmic landscapes in the universe. But, as new photos of Saturn reveal, even JWST's unprocessed black-and-white images are stunning.
Currently, the pictures are in stark — and somewhat eerie — black and white. In some of the images, Saturn and its rings look almost overly saturated with light. This is intentional; the black-and-white pixels actually represent a detailed account of the number of photons that the JWST's Near Infrared Camera collected. Later, scientists will process and colorize the images into something more instantly recognizable.
Although the JWST has been operational for less than a year, it has already revolutionized our understanding of the universe and captured some of the most valuable — and some of the most beautiful — scientific photos ever produced. The telescope, which has three cameras, is designed to peer into the infrared spectrum. This allows it to capture light from the oldest stars in the universe, thanks to a phenomenon known as redshift.
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