Eyes on the Universe

They orbit far beyond our planet’s atmosphere, which blocks infrared and ultraviolet light and distorts ground-based telescope images. They let us watch planets forming, stars exploding, and disks around black holes ejecting jets of gas at almost light speed.In this exhibition, explore more than a dozen dazzling images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, James Webb Space Telescope, and the Gaia mission. Get Tickets » Included with any admission. The planet Jupiter observed in infrared by the James Webb Space Telescope. Red, green, and blue were used to represent three different colors or wavelengths of infrared light in this image. NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Ricardo Hueso (UPV), Imke de Pater (UC Berkeley), Thierry Fouchet (Observatory of Paris), Leigh Fletcher (University of Leicester), Michael H. Wong (UC Berkeley), Joseph DePasquale (STScI) Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex This dazzling image of a star-forming region ta