The infrared camera image as taken at deeper wavelengths to that of the Hubble Space Telescope.
The camera captured an image of the SMACS 0723 galaxy which initially appeared approximately 4.6 billion years ago.
According to NASA, the cluster helps to illuminate a number of other galaxies in the distance.
“The combined mass of this galaxy cluster acts as a gravitational lens, magnifying much more distant galaxies behind it,” NASA said in a statement.
“Webb’s NIRCam has brought those distant galaxies into sharp focus – they have tiny, faint structures that have never been seen before, including star clusters and diffuse features.”
Scientists believe with time they will be able to determine the age, history and size of the distant galaxies.
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