What the deepest view of the cosmos ever captured tells us about space and ourselves | The World

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The world has caught a glimpse the farthest humanity has ever seen in time and distance from the most powerful telescope ever launched into space. US President Joe Biden unveiled the first full-colour image taken by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Astrophysicist at the University of Oxford Dr Becky Smethurst explains to The World what it tells us about our understanding of space, and ourselves.

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