Challenger Center presents free viewing of James Webb Space Telescope's first images

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The Challenger Learning Center will host a free public viewing of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope first images from space beginning at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 12, 2022.
The Challenger Learning Center will host a free public viewing of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope first images from space beginning at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 12, 2022.

The Challenger Learning Center of Tallahassee in Kleman Plaza, 200 S. Duval St., is hosting a free public event on Tuesday, July 12, featuring a livestream of the first images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. Doors open at 10 a.m. and the livestream begins at 10:30 a.m. in the IMAX Theatre.

Since its successful launch on Dec. 25, 2021, the James Webb Space Telescope has been traveling to its observation point and calibrating its instruments.

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On July 12, at 10:30 a.m., scientists from NASA and its partners will unveil the first full-color images from the most powerful space telescope ever built.

"We are excited to see these first images, as they will herald a new era of astrophysics," said Jeremiah Wayne Murphy, Professor of Astrophysics at Florida State University. "The Webb will provide unprecedented data that will undoubtedly transform our understanding of the early Universe, star and planet formation, stellar explosions, and so much more."

The FSU Physics Department features an active astrophysics group whose members are leading initiatives to understand the evolution of the universe and the origins of the fundamental constituents.

Specific topics include star formation, explosions of stars, evolution of galaxies, constraining the nature of dark matter and dark energy, neutron stars, black holes, and more. The group uses theory, computer simulations, and ground-based and space-based observations to better understand the universe.

Read the full advisory on the release of the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope at jwst.nasa.gov. For more about Webb’s current status, visit the “Where Is Webb?” tracker.

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