‘X-ray Specs’: Canadian Scientists Starry-eyed Over James Webb Space Telescope

This image released by NASA on Sept. 6, 2022, shows the Tarantula Nebula star-forming region, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. The Canadian Press/NASA, ESA, CSA, STScl, and Webb ERO Production Team

It’s as if they were using a telescope not just to peer into space, but also into time.

Canadian scientists are already using spectacular data and images from the recently launched James Webb Space telescope to look backward into some of the oldest stars ever studied and forward into how new stars and planets are born.