NASA celebrated the first anniversary of the James Webb Space Telescope Wednesday by releasing a new image.
The image shows the nearest star-forming region to Earth, which is 390 light-years away, according to officials. The region contains 50 stars and has a similar mass to the sun.
The James Webb Space Telescope launched in December 2021 but released its first images a year ago, on July 12, 2022.
The telescope is the most powerful telescope to ever go to space.
"We'll learn things that we haven't even thought to ask the questions for," said Dr. Eric Smith, program director for the James Webb Space Telescope. "So we'll learn more about planets around other stars, exoplanets, what are their atmospheres made up, and could they possibly support life?"
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