Educator Guide: Postcards From a New Space Telescope

Specks of light from ancient galaxies whose light traveled 13 billion years to reach us sparkle in a section of the first image released from the James Webb Space Telescope.
NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI
About this guide
Have you heard about the James Webb Space Telescope’s stunning first images of deep space? Use this guide to help students explore the science behind pictures of exploding stars, dancing galaxies, cosmic cliffs and more, and discuss how images can be thought of as data.
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New space images dazzle with data
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