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The Webb Space Telescope’s new
look at the cosmos …

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Technology used to fine tune Webb
improves the vision of millions on Earth …

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And a new climate study
heads to the space station …

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a few of the stories
to tell you about – This Week at NASA!

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It’s a new window
into the history of our universe.

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On July 11, President Joe Biden released
the first full-color image from our

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James Webb Space Telescope
during a public event at the White House

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in Washington.

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The image, known as Webb’s
First Deep Field,

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reveals thousands of galaxies

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in a section of the sky
so tiny that it is only about as big

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as a grain of sand that is held at arm’s
length by a person on the ground.

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Every part of this mission
is a partnership.

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The next day, in cooperation
with our partners from the European Space

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Agency, Canadian Space Agency, and Space
Telescope Science Institute,

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we released the full set of Webb’s first
full-color images and spectroscopic data.

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The new observations uncover a collection
of previously hidden cosmic features.

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This includes the clear signature of water
on a planet outside our solar system

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that was not detected
by previous studies of that planet,

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the earliest rapid phases
of star formation in the Carina Nebula,

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never-before-seen
details of a galaxy group

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that may help us better understand
galactic mergers and interactions,

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and a second dying star
brought into full view for the first time

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by Webb’s new infrared look at a planetary

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nebula about 2,000 light years from us.

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These first images kick off the beginning
of the telescope’s science operations.

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Now, astronomers will have a chance
to utilize the power of Webb

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to observe everything from objects
within our solar system

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to activity from the very early history
of the universe.

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We are now going to be

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determining things that we don’t even know

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what the questions are
that we ought to ask.

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And so it’s
one of these great engineering feats –

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not just for us, but for humanity.

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Meanwhile, some NASA-developed technology
used during construction

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of the Webb Space Telescope
to measure deviations in its mirrors

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is driving major
improvements to LASIK laser eye surgery

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and helping to improve the vision
of millions of people on Earth.

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Medical company,
Johnson & Johnson has incorporated

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the tech into a device
that takes precise eye measurements

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to map imperfections
in visual pathways and cornea curvature.

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NASA has a long history of transferring
technology to the private sector.

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Learn more about our efforts
to bring space technology down to Earth

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at spinoff.nasa.gov.

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On July 14, a SpaceX

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Dragon spacecraft launched
from Kennedy Space Center in Florida

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with more than 5,800 pounds of cargo
for the crew aboard

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the International Space Station.

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The cargo includes a new NASA
climate study called the

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Earth Surface
Mineral Dust Source Investigation or EMIT.

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This research could help us learn more
about the composition of mineral dust

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carried through the atmosphere from
deserts and its effects on our climate.

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Our Perseverance Mars

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rover is still conducting its science
campaign.

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The rover recently
collected its tenth rock core

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sample at Jezero Crater’s
ancient river delta.

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But the rover is also scouting
for locations

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at which the future Mars Sample
Return Campaign can land spacecraft,

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collect the sample tubes left
by Perseverance,

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and return the rock
and dirt samples to Earth for study.

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The sites being scouted
are under consideration

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because of their proximity to the delta
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as for their relatively flat,
lander-friendly terrain.