From the Cosmic Cliffs in the Carina Nebula to the Pillars of Creation and a fiery protostar, NASAThe James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) released a gallery of cosmic images in 2022 – but your favorite photos may reveal who you are.
telescope official twitter account shared chirp On Friday, it’s a personality-like test that asks users to choose their favorite pictures from three sets of four.
NASA then provides features associated with the selections.
Depending on the images selected, you can be a time traveler dreamer, host or trendsetter.
NASA says time travelers can have a classic look, stargazers are constantly growing and changing, those at home stick to a routine, and trendsetters are ahead of the curve.
The first set of images in NASA’s challenge includes: (A) Webb’s First Deep Field; (B) Cosmic Cliffs in the Carina Nebula; (C) Jupiter; and (D) Webb data showing the presence of water in the atmosphere of exoplanet WASP-96 b.
It’s been a little over a year since NASA’s $10 billion telescope was launched into space, and it has since sent back stunning images of the cosmos in unprecedented detail.
Webb was launched from the Guyana Space Center on Christmas Day 2021 to look back in time to the birth of the universe to capture what happened several hundred million years after the Big Bang.
The first set of images in NASA’s challenge includes: (A) Webb’s First Deep Field; (B) Cosmic Cliffs in the Carina Nebula; (C) Jupiter; and (D) Webb data showing the presence of water in the atmosphere of exoplanet WASP-96 b.
The second set of images (A) is Stephan’s Quintet; (B) Pillars of Creation in near infrared light; (C) Neptune’s Rings and Moons; and (D) the first clear evidence of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of an exoplanet.
The final set includes: (A) Car Wheel Galaxy; (B) Cloud L1527 and a secret protostar; (C) Saturn’s moon Titan; and (D) Webb’s first direct image of an exoplanet, HIP 65426 b.
All these images are never-before-seen images of cosmic wonders.
This is thanks to Webb’s Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) and Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI), which sees light in the mid-infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum.
These technologies gather features never seen before and allow the telescope to look back in time, just hundreds of thousands of years after the big bang.
And while the world marvels at the images, NASA believes they say a lot about a person’s personality.
For those who mostly choose A out of the three groups, the American space agency sees you as a time traveler.
The words used to describe this person thrive in chaos, are nostalgic, and are a fan of vintage style.
“Just as looking at galaxies allows us to see billions of years ago, your style stretches back in time. You may be attracted to vintage looks. And you thrive in chaos like galactic mergers,” the tweet reads.
If most of your favorite Webb images belong to B, you’re a stargazer who is a dream, star of the show, and still figuring things out.
‘Your head may be in the clouds. You are always growing and changing, just as nebulae usually eclipse stars in the early stages of development. Believe in yourself – you bring light to the universe. Keep shining,’ NASA shared on its Twitter thread.
And for C’s, consider yourself a housewife.
The second set of images (A) is Stephan’s Quintet; (B) Pillars of Creation in near infrared light; (C) Neptune’s Rings and Moons; and (D) the first clear evidence of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of an exoplanet.
The final set includes: (A) Car Wheel Galaxy; (B) Cloud L1527 and a secret protostar; (C) Saturn’s moon Titan; and (D) Webb’s first direct image of an exoplanet, HIP 65426 b
“Just as looking at galaxies allows us to see billions of years ago, your style stretches back in time. You may be attracted to vintage looks. And you thrive in chaos like galactic mergers,” NASA tweeted.
The words used to describe this group are introverted, hard-skinned, relaxed and routine person.
As an introvert, you prefer your own trajectory. Casual and routine suit you. You can have a thick atmosphere like Titan. But if someone is in your orbit, they will see your hidden charm,’ according to the tweet.
The last group, the D’s, is for trend-setters who are ahead of their time, mysterious, and would rather text than call someone.
You may seem distant at first, always ahead of the (transition) curve and planning your next move. Much like how we detect exoplanets indirectly, you might prefer a text message over a call. NASA, you keep our universe exciting.
‘Your head may be in the clouds. You are always growing and changing, just as nebulae usually eclipse stars in the early stages of development. Believe in yourself – you bring light to the universe. Keep shining,’ shared on NASA Twitter thread
The fun quiz is a great way to wrap up the year that represents the start of Webb’s epic quest.
Scientists estimated that the telescope, which now orbits the sun a million miles from Earth, would last 20 years.
Tools are more efficient, optics are sharper and more stable. “We have more fuel and we use less fuel,” said Massimo Stiavelli, head of the Webb mission office at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore.
The orbiting infrared observatory is designed to be about 100 times more powerful than its predecessor, the Hubble Space Telescope.
NASA likes to think of James Webb as Hubble’s successor rather than a replacement because the two will be working together for a while.
As an introvert, you prefer your own trajectory. Casual and routine suit you. You can have a thick atmosphere like Titan. But if someone is in your orbit, according to the tweet, they will see your hidden charm.
You may seem distant at first, always ahead of the (transition) curve and planning your next move. Much like how we detect exoplanets indirectly, you might prefer a text message over a call. You keep our universe exciting,’ NASA shared
Beginning in 1996, the JWST project is an international collaboration between NASA and the European and Canadian space agencies.
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