NASA releases highest-resolution images of infrared Universe

The Southern Ring Nebula is a cloud of gas and dust released by a dying star approximately 2,500 light-years away. Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI

This image of a group of five developing galaxies, called Stephen's Quintet, is the largest of Webb's images to date and shows millions of stars and regions of star birth. Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI

Galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 has been captured in the deepest and sharpest detail with the James Webb Space Telescope. Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI

The distinct signature of water has been recorded in the atmosphere of a hot, puffy, giant gas planet called WASP-96 b. Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI