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In astronomy, first light is the first use of a telescope (or, in general, a new instrument) to take an astronomical image after it has been constructed. This is often not the first viewing using the telescope; optical tests will probably have been performed to adjust the components.
Jun 22, 2023 · New results from the James Webb Space Telescope find that radiation from ordinary galaxies cleared the primordial haze left over from the Big Bang, allowing the first light to shine through the early universe.
Jun 13, 2023 · As JWST approaches its one-year anniversary, scientists are marking the milestone this week with a five-day conference at MIT dubbed “First Light.” The meeting brings together more than 150 astronomers from around the world, many of whom have worked directly with JWST data, looking for signs of the universe’s earliest light.
Nov 24, 2023 · An experiment aboard NASA’s Psyche mission achieved “first light” by sending and receiving its first deep-space laser communications from far beyond the moon.
Jul 14, 2011 · The partnership between Italy, Germany and the United States saw first light with a spectacular view of a galaxy in the constellation of Andromeda called NGC891.
Feb 12, 2022 · NASA surprised the astronomy community by releasing a first-light picture Friday. Its subject HD84406, an isolated sunlike star just 260 light-years away, is a relatively close neighbor to...
Jul 10, 2023 · This first light is called the "Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB)," leftover radiation which is spread almost evenly through the universe. The CMB carries with it the signatures of the physical...
Oct 3, 2023 · Discover how an X-ray telescope has revolutionized astronomy and our understanding of the universe. A scientific and engineering marvel, NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has spent two decades (so far) exploring the cosmos unlike any other telescope.
