WEBB TELESCOPE SHARES ITS FIRST OBSERVATIONS OF BRIGHT MARS The James Webb Space Telescope's main goal is to detect faint light from distant galaxies, but it recently observed one of the brightest objects in the night sky: Mars. The space observatory captured its first images and data of the red planet on September 5. Multiple orbiters above Mars, and the land-bound rovers Curiosity and Perseverance, roam the surface, regularly send back insights. Webb's infrared capabilities contribute another perspective that could reveal details about the Martian surface and atmosphere. CNN |
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