Webb Images
Webb's science images and a number of other curated galleries of Webb's build.
Webb Image Galleries
This page contains slideshow galleries of Webb's latest science images as well as curated galleries of other specific topics. More information on Webb Images.
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Download and print a mini poster featuring an infrared image of the Cat’s Paw Nebula captured in 2025 by NASA's…
Researchers can determine whether or not a tidally locked rocky planet has an atmosphere by comparing its measured temperature to…
This light curve shows a flare of bright ultraviolet light emitted by a red dwarf star. Stars that appear calm…
Artist’s concept of a bare rocky planet orbiting a red dwarf star.
Massive planets that receive less high-energy starlight are more likely to have atmospheres than small planets receiving more radiation. Webb…
A transit occurs when a planet moves between its star and the telescope, blocking some of the starlight. A secondary…
All other things being equal, the more high-energy light a planet receives from its star, the less likely it is…
If two planets are the same in every other way, the one with a stronger gravitational pull is more likely…
A secondary eclipse light curve shows the decrease in brightness of a star-planet system as the planet moves behind the…
An artistic rendering of a dust and gas disk encircling the young exoplanet (lower right), CT Cha b, 625 light-years…
Stars, gas and cosmic dust in the Sagittarius B2 molecular cloud glow in near-infrared light, captured by Webb’s NIRCam instrument.…
Webb’s MIRI instrument shows the Sagittarius B2 region in mid-infrared light, with warm dust glowing brightly. Only the brightest stars…
Latest 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.
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).
2022 Images
Webb images released by NASA in 2022.
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).
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.
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Webb's Road to Launch
A curated gallery of the activities leading up to it's launch on December 25, 2021.
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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.
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More Webb Imagery Links
- About Webb Science Images (where/why, resolutions)
- All NASA Released Webb Science Images (Flickr): 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 1st Images | Engineering
- All Webb Albums - Science, Build, Launch, Commissioning and More (Flickr)
- Webb Science Images In Depth (on Space Telescope Science Institute)
- ESAWebb.org Released Science Images
- Webb's 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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