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Webb’s First Deep Field Packs Thousands of Galaxies Into a Patch of Sky the Size of a Grain of Sand

Webb's first released deep-field image shows galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 and countless more distant galaxies magnified by gravitational lensing. NASA compares the patch of sky to a grain of sand held at arm's length — a tiny window containing an overwhelming amount of universe. Source: https://science.nasa.gov/asset/webb/webbs-first-deep-field-nircam-image/ Made by NASA / ESA / CSA / STScI Where SMACS 0723 / Deep Space Source checked the link still resolves 19 Sep 2026
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