See 1st photo of exoplanet HIP 65426 b captured by James Webb 3v4d18

The telescope James Webb has been helping to NASA to know even more about outer space at large and the latest news is that the device took its first photo of the exoplanet HIP 65426 b. 4ma3l

In operation since July 2022, but launched in December 2021, this was the first time the device has sent a photo of a celestial body like this one and it is possible to see four images from different angles that will help scientists to know more about space. . Check out the photo and what's next in regards to space exploration.

What is known about the exoplanet HIP 65426 b 2e13l

Um exoplanet can be explained as a type of world that inhabits another star besides the Sun we know. O HIP 65426b was discovered in 2017 and five years later, through the James Webb telescope, we had the first photo captured in a quality that will facilitate studies. Check it out below:

The four different light filters represent:

• The first, in purple, shows the exoplanet seen through the NIR Cam (Near Infrared Instrument) in a range of 3,00 micrometers (?m);
• The one in blue also shows the HIP 65426b through a NIR Cam, but this is in a range of 4,44 ?m. 
• Moving on to the third, it is possible to see the exoplanet HIP 65426b through an instrument MIRI (Middle Infrared Instrument), which use larger bands.
• Finally, the most apparent photo was also captured with a MIRI, but in a range of 15,5 ?m.

A NASA know that the HIP 65426b it is located at a distance that is 100 times greater than the Earth is from the Sun (there is still no clear name for the Star that sends out light) from its star. Scientists point out that this great distance from the star makes the translation movement take 630 years to happen and that the exoplanet is 12 times larger than Jupiter.

Another piece of information is that the HIP 65426b is basically formed by gas, which makes it extremely hot: it is estimated that the temperature is 900 ° C. NASA has enough data to say that the space giant was formed 14 million years ago and finally: the exoplanet is 385 light-years away from Earth and is located in the constellation Centaurus.

The work of the James Webb telescope 3e1224

More than showing more information about the exoplanet HIP 65426b, the telescope that has been in operation for about two months has already brought more information about the vast outer space. Developed to work with Hubble, James Webb has a primary mirror that can reach 6,5 meters, being almost 3 times larger than the part in the telescope Hubble.

This was the first photo captured in July 2022 and shows the first galaxies formed shortly after the Big Bang and features dim objects that have never been observed before. Look:

Another image that made the internet talk and shows that we are on the way to advance even more with space exploration. In August de 2022, photographs were taken in black and white, which were then processed and colored, to increase visual contrast and highlight specific features. Check out:

The telescope James Webb It is the largest space science telescope ever built by man. To get a little of the real dimension of the equipment, only its solar shield, a structure that protects it from the light and heat of the Sun, is approximately the size of a tennis court. Altogether, with its more than 6 tons, it reaches the weight of a school bus.

Future of Space Exploration at NASA 5t6aq

Now that there are concrete photos of one of the oldest planets that live without the light of our Sun, it is hoped that NASA will get more information about how the emergence of all outer space came about. And most importantly, also get to understand what life would be like outside a galaxy other than the Milky Way.

At the same time, the US space agency works so that the human being finally returns to the Moon. A Mission Artemis started in 2022 and is scheduled for completion in 2025, when human astronauts must return to Earth's natural satellite.

The focus of this also gives openings for landings in Mars happen, since new exploration technologies, uniforms and other items used are being put to the test in the Program's missions Artemis. THE showmetech has already developed a full video about the new project, watch it below:

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