Webb Images
This page contains the ability to search Webb science images, as well as multiple curated slideshow galleries of Webb's science images, spacecraft development and more. More information on Webb Images.
Search Webb Images
Search and filter Webb science release images as well as images that appear in many of our information pages. Users can filter Webb's science images by Webb science themes, by NASA category and using keyword searches. The Webb products filter displays a number of science images that have been made into high resolution downloadable posters as well as other outreach products.
Filter, Search and Sort Notes: Initial filtered results displayed below show the entire dataset matching ANY of the filters and NASA categories for all dates. Once one or more filter or NASA category options are checked, only results matching those filters and that are tagged with those NASA categories logicaly OR'd together (Match Any) are displayed within the date range selected. It is often more effective to use the keyword search via the "Search Latest Content" box which searches for the entered keywords s in the image meta-data. All entered keywords must be present for a match. You can also sort the results by publish date in descending (newest first) or ascending (oldest first).
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows galaxy MoM-z14 as it appeared in the distant past, only 280 million years after…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows galaxy MoM-z14 as it appeared in the distant past, only 280 million years after…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s 2024 NIRCam image shows protostar EC 53 circled. Researchers using new data from Webb’s MIRI…
This illustration represents half the disk of gas and dust surrounding the protostar EC 53. Stellar outbursts periodically form crystalline…
This image of protostar EC 53 in the Serpens Nebula, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope’s Near Infrared Camera…
This new image of a portion of the Helix Nebula from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope highlights comet-like knots, fierce…
This image of the Helix Nebula from the Visible and Infrared Telescope for Astronomy (left) shows the full view of…
This image of the Helix Nebula, captured by the NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) instrument on Webb, includes compass arrows, scale bar,…
This artist’s concept depicts the central engine of the Circinus galaxy, visualizing the supermassive black hole fed by a thick,…
This image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope shows the Circinus galaxy. A close-up of its core from NASA’s James Webb…
This image shows two views of the Circinus galaxy, one captured by the Hubble Space Telescope and the other by…
Four of the nine galaxies in the newly identified “platypus” sample were discovered in NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s Cosmic…
Latest Images - 2026
Webb's most recent images released by NASA in 2026, displayed in reverse chronological order.
The image below is a SLIDESHOW. Hover over the image to see the image title and controls. Click the image to go to a detail page with more info and the ability to download the image at various resolutions (click downward arrow in lower right corner).
Images - 2025
Webb's most recent images released by NASA in 2025, displayed in reverse chronological order.
The image below is a SLIDESHOW. Hover over the image to see the image title and controls. Click the image to go to a detail page with more info and the ability to download the image at various resolutions (click downward arrow in lower right corner).
Images - 2024
Webb's images released by NASA in 2024, displayed in reverse chronological order.
The image below is a SLIDESHOW. Hover over the image to see the image title and controls. Click the image to go to a detail page with more info and the ability to download the image at various resolutions (click downward arrow in lower right corner).
2023 Images
Webb images released by NASA in 2023.
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2022 Images
Webb images released by NASA in 2022.
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First Images
Webb's very first science images released by NASA in July 2022.
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Engineering and Test Images
These engineering and test images were that were used to align the mirrors and calibrate instruments which were some of the first light to pass through the telescopes optics.
The image below is a SLIDESHOW. Hover over the image to see the image title and controls. Click the image to go to a detail page with more info and the ability to download the image at various resolutions (click downward arrow in lower right corner).
Webb's Road to Launch
A curated gallery of the activities leading up to it's launch on December 25, 2021.
The image below is a SLIDESHOW. Hover over the image to see the image title and controls. Click the image to go to a detail page with more info and the ability to download the image at various resolutions (click downward arrow in lower right corner).
Story Of Webb's Build
A curated gallery of over a decade of images of Webb's design, build, test and integration leading to it's launch on December 25, 2021.
The image below is a SLIDESHOW. Hover over the image to see the image title and controls. Click the image to go to a detail page with more info and the ability to download the image at various resolutions (click downward arrow in lower right corner).
More Webb Imagery Links
- About Webb Science Images (where/why, resolutions)
- Webb FLICKR Archive - All Albums - Science, Build, Launch, Commissioning and More (Flickr)
- ESAWebb.org Released Webb Science Images
- Webb's Multimedia/Video Page
What is Webb Observing?
See current, upcoming and recent past observations scientists are making with the Webb Space Telescope. View details about each observation's science focus areas, the instruments used and more.
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