First Image by James Webb Space Telescope Shows ‘Deepest’ Ever View of Universe

President Joe Biden unveiled this image of galaxy cluster SMACS 0723, known as "Webb’s First Deep Field," during a White House event Monday, on July 11, 2022. NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI

NASA chief Bill Nelson and U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday released the first image from the new James Webb Space Telescope showing a cluster of thousands of galaxies known as SMACS 0723 in “overflowing detail” as they existed billions years ago.

“This is the oldest documented light in the history of the universe from 13 billion—let me say that again, 13 billion—years ago,” Biden said.