James Webb, who detected carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of the outer planet WASP-39b in the past months, came up with a new discovery. James Webb, who detected the new galactic center, imaged the rainbow node that existed 11.5 billion years ago.
This newest quasar, captured in a recent James Webb image, has been named SDSS J165202.64+172852. Scientists think this quasar existed in the ancient universe.
James Webb spotted rainbow knot
The quasar in the James Webb image is much further away from the recently imaged Pillars of Creation and even further from the targets of Webb’s early images. Scientists have announced that the node existed about 11.5 billion years ago, and is newly visible due to its distance.
Officials underlined that the photos taken were blurry due to the distance of the imaged area. Despite the blurriness of the image, you can clearly see the rainbow-knotted view of the quasar and surrounding galaxies in the latest James Webb image.
It was explained that the light from the quasar is predominantly red because it shifts more towards the red end of the electromagnetic spectrum. It is stated that there are at least three surrounding galaxies in the image. Galaxies that are extremely close to each other are called nodes.
With the new images, it has been proven again that James Webb can reach the ancient universe. We continue to learn more about these planets, using the James Webb telescope to observe Mars and other planets.