James Webb Gives Us the Most Complete Cosmic Map: 164,000 Galaxies and 13.7 Billion Years of Space History (xataka.com)
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- 164,000 galaxies imaged in an area of sky the size of three full moons
- Webb's infrared NIRCam and larger mirror see through dust and capture distant galaxies
- COSMOS-Web catalog data is open access
"The James Webb Space Telescope has produced an ultra-detailed cosmic map covering 13.7 billion years of the universe and 164,000 galaxies. Achieved by the COSMOS-Web catalog project from the University of California, Riverside. Webb's infrared capabilities (NIRCam) and larger mirrors allow it to see through gas and dust clouds and capture more distant, older galaxies than Hubble. The data is open access for the global scientific community."
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