NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has shown us what “deep space” actually looks like. It captured light that is billions of years old to create a photo that allows humans to take a peek into the past. The first-ever “deep field” image was unveiled at a White House event on Monday evening.

The busy image with hundreds of specks, streaks, spirals and swirls of white, yellow, orange and red is only “one little speck of the universe,” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said.

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NASA, however, isn’t done. The American space agency will be sharing at least four other photos that were captured by the James Webb telescope. While the first picture shows the SMACS 0723 galaxy cluster, tagged as a “slice of space”, other “cosmic targets” of NASA will be seen in the upcoming pictures.

These include Carina Nebula, WASP-96 b (spectrum), Southern Ring Nebula and Stephan’s Quintet, according to a statement released by the American space agency this month.

When will the pictures be available?

The SMACS 0723 galaxy cluster image will be followed Tuesday by the release of four more galactic beauty shots from the telescope’s initial outward gazes. NASA. The image will be available for the public at 10:30 AT Eastern on July 12, Tuesday. 

NASA is also running a countdown to the release, striking anticipation amongst science geeks. The countdown can be seen here.

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Where can you find the pictures?

The American space agency has said that the photo reveal can be seen in real-time on NASA TV. Viewers will also be able to hear expert comments in the live stream. The event is also expected to be broadcast on NASA’s social media handles, however, this has not been confirmed so far.

Photos will also be released separately on the social media platforms of NASA and the James Webb Space Telescope.