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Webb just hit the switch. 💡 Stars and galaxies burst into view as this video transitions from @NASAHubble’s image of the Cartwheel Galaxy, taken in visible light, to Webb’s new infrared image of the same target. Good news: more images from Webb are on their way. But first, scientists will need time to analyze data and make sure they understand what they’re seeing. Science is a collaborative process, and you may have seen some preliminary findings from Webb data already. Before NASA can publicize news results, we have to wait for findings to be peer-reviewed — meaning that scientists have checked each other’s work. Where can you find Webb images? What’s Webb looking at right now? Our latest blog post has it all. Read more at the link in our bio! Credits: [1] ESA/Hubble & NASA; [2] NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Webb ERO Production Team Video description: A Hubble image fades into a Webb image of the same target. In the first image, a large galaxy on the right looks like a bright blue ring, with a compact gold spiral in the center. Between the blue ring and the gold spiral, wispy light blue shimmers in a pattern like wheel spokes. To the right is a bright yellow star with four diffraction spikes. To the left, 2 smaller spiral galaxies appear, one above the other. The top one is blue; the one below is gold. The background is black save for a few dots of reddish gold galaxies. In the second image, the large galaxy looks like a speckled wheel. The wheel's spokes are detailed pink plumes, with dusty blue in between. The star on the right resembles a snowflake with 8 diffraction spikes. On the left, the top galaxy is pink, while the bottom galaxy is bluish white. Numerous distant, orange-red galaxies fill up Webb’s image background, creating an effect like turning on holiday lights as the video transitions. #NASA #Hubble #JamesWebbSpaceTelescope #JWST #Galaxy #Space #Astronomy #NASAWebb #UnfoldTheUniverse