JWST captures deepest image in history, surpassing Hubble.

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JWST captures deepest image in history, surpassing Hubble.
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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has surpassed the Hubble Space Telescope's deepest image ever, revealing hundreds of previously unseen objects, including ultra-distant galaxies beyond Hubble's limited vision. With seven times the light-gathering power of Hubble and longer-wavelength capabilities, JWST's sharper, longer-wavelength views are revealing the deepest objects of all-time. Spectroscopic studies, upcoming, will shatter even JWST's current cosmic record.

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