The JWST’s New Contribution To Understanding The Cosmic Dawn: MINERVA

This JWST image shows a variety of shapes and colours of galaxies. The MINERVA (Medium-band Imaging with NIRCam to Explore ReVolutionary Astrophysics) program is using the JWST to find rare and unusual galaxies in the early Universe. Image Credit: Courtesy of Danilo Marchesini/MINERVA

The JWST is performing a new multi-wavelength survey called MINERVA (Medium-band Imaging with NIRCam to Explore ReVolutionary Astrophysics). It’ll study four extragalactic fields in greater detail and depth, and will help us understand the Cosmic Dawn.

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