韦伯太空望远镜拍摄的首张全彩色照片公布

NASA on Tuesday showcased the first full-color images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope.

当地时间11日，美国国家航空航天局（NASA）公布了詹姆斯•韦伯太空望远镜拍摄的首张全彩色照片。

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Taken by the telescope’s Near-Infrared Camera, the image – dubbed Webb's First Deep Field – captured thousands of galaxies in sharp detail.
这张照片名为“韦布的首次深空”，是韦伯望远镜拍摄到迄今为止最深的宇宙红外图像。

The image showcases the galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 as it appeared 4.6 billion years ago, according to NASA.
NASA表示，照片内容为星系团SMACS 0723，包含了数千个星系，距离地球46亿光年。

The $10 billion project is the world's largest and most powerful space observatory ever built.
詹姆斯•韦伯天空望远镜造价100亿美元，是NASA迄今建造的最大、功能最强的空间望远镜。

The telescope was launched into space last December from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
该望远镜去年12月从位于法属圭亚那库鲁的欧洲宇航中心发射升空。