Webb Images
This page contains slideshows/galleries of Webb's images by year as well as a section to search/filter Webb science and outreach images. It also includes slideshows/galleries of Webb's first images, spacecraft development and more. Visit our What You Need to Know page to understand more about the Webb images that appear on this site.
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).
Search Webb Images
The feed below is a searchable, filterable collection of Webb science images that appear primarily in Webb Science Releases but may also appear in Webb Science Blogs, Webb Image articles and related Webb website pages.
To filter out everything except the "Science Release" imagery, select that filter, then apply other filters to narrow the scope of the results. You can also choose the ALL/ANY (and/or) logic for combining filters.
Visit our News page for Webb's full news feed (including Webb Science Releases, Webb Science Blogs, press releases and Webb related articles authored by other NASA organizations).
Updated: 10/17/26.
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NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope shows an opaque dust pillar edged by a luminous rim of gas. Surrounding blue regions include…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s near-infrared view reveals detailed structures in the pillar and many stars, as well as some…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s mid-infrared view reveals intricate structures within the nebula, traced by the emission from warm dust…
Through studying the early universe, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has brought us closer to understanding one of the most…
Although black holes themselves can’t be seen, astronomers can employ several techniques to infer their masses. For nearby black holes,…
At large distances, astronomers use Webb to tell how fast gas moves. Slower gas produces a narrow distribution of wavelengths,…
Astronomers theorize that little red dots, which are mostly present in the early universe, are active supermassive black holes. But,…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) was able to detect the host galaxy of the fast radio burst…
Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope were able to study the host galaxy of the most distant known fast…
This image of the host galaxy of fast radio burst FRB 20240304B, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope’s Near…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has revealed many protostars and stars within the glowing gases of NGC 7129. Hot, atomic…
NASA’s retired Spitzer Space Telescope observed the gas and dust within NGC 7129; however, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s improved…
Prior Year Images
The following slideshow/galleries contain collections of Webb images for each year going back through 2022 which was Webb's first year of science.
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 and are captured in the slideshow/gallery below.
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).
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
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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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