NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Unfolds a Universe of Art

“Look into deep space. Say goodbye to the Hubble. Hello new pictures.”- A haiku inspired by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope by Wyatt Logan.

A submission to our #JWSTArt social media campaign by Julius Borchard. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. (Image credit: Julius Borchard)

The James Webb Telescope, a miracle of engineering many times more powerful than the Hubble, is poised to take humanity further into the cosmos than we ever dreamed of going.

What will we find when James Webb travels a million miles from Earth?

A submission to our #UnfoldTheUniverse art social media campaign by Sanyukta Nishikant Nibandhe. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. January 21, 2022. (Image credit: Sanyukta Nishikant Nibandhe)

It may be awhile before the first new pictures start drifting down to Earth. While the world waits, NASA has been challenging artists/scientists/space nerds everywhere to create art imagining what Webb might find.

Submissions are still pouring in from all over the world, “And the Countdown Begins.”

A submission to our #UnfoldTheUniverse art social media campaign by Sanyukta Nishikant Nibandhe. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. January 21, 2022. (Image credit: Sanyukta Nishikant Nibandhe)

Students around the globe followed the progress of Webb, from its construction to its successful launch on Christmas Day 2021. Now, budding students of astronomy and space exploration are eagerly counting down the days until the first…