Captured in infrared light by the Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, this image reveals previously obscured areas of star birth. Called the Cosmic Cliffs, the region is actually the edge of a gigantic, gaseous cavity within NGC 3324, roughly 7,600 light-years away. (NASA via Bay City News)

Spectacles of gassy cosmic cliffs, black holes, signs of water on exoplanets and the most ancient galaxies ever seen by human eyes – the James Webb Space Telescope this month unveiled a new space era to the world.  

One million miles away from Earth, the JWST is answering 14-billion-year-old questions about the beginnings of the universe. Led by NASA and the European and Canadian space agencies, the $10 billion infrared observatory is the largest and most powerful space science telescope ever built.  

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