NASA, in partnership with ESA (European Space Agency) and CSA (Canadian Space Agency), will release the James Webb Space Telescopes first full-color images and spectroscopic data during a live broadcast beginning at 10:30 a.m. EDT Tuesday, July 12, from NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
Released one by one, these first images from the worlds largest and most powerful space telescope will demonstrate Webb at its full power as it begins its mission to unfold the infrared universe.
Each image will simultaneously be made available on social media, as well as on the agencys website at:
http://www.nasa.gov/webbfirstimages
Embargoed access to Webbs first images will not be available prior to their public release.
The following is a list of activities for the release (all times Eastern):
Friday, July 8
NASA will share the list of cosmic targets for Webbs first images and spectra on the agencys website.
Tuesday, July 12 (Image Release Day)
9:45 a.m. Live, opening remarks by agency and Webb leadership will air on NASA TV, the NASA app, and the agencys website ahead of the first images release.
10:30 a.m. Live coverage of the image release broadcast will air on NASA TV, the NASA app, and the agencys website. The public also can watch live on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Twitch, and Daily Motion.
12 p.m. Following the live broadcast, NASA and its partners will hold a joint media briefing at NASA Goddard. The briefing will livestream on NASA TV, the NASA app, and the agencys website. Participants include:
- Eric Smith, Webb program scientist and Astrophysics Division chief scientist, NASA Headquarters
- Knicole Coln, Webb deputy project scientist for exoplanet science, NASA Goddard
- Ren Doyon, principal investigator for the Canadian Near-Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph, University of Montreal
- Christopher Evans, Webb project scientist, ESA
- Klaus Pontoppidan, Webb project scientist, STScI
- Jane Rigby, Webb operations project scientist, NASA Goddard
- Amber Straughn, Webb deputy project scientist for communications, NASA Goddard
In-person registration is closed; media may register to participate virtually by completing this form by 3 p.m. Monday, July 11.
3 p.m. Live Interview Opportunities: From 3 to 7 p.m., Webb mission experts will be available to conduct live, remote interviews with broadcast media, in both English and Spanish. Details about scheduling these interviews are available online
