An infrared telescope begins its journey

The publication discusses relationships among Moon phases, menstruation, fertility, agriculture and social expectations.

Examples from different regions cannot stand for an entire continent with many languages, histories and knowledge systems.

Focusing on women changes which practices and interpreters become visible in the historical record.

The infrared observatory lifted off on an Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana.

NASA, ESA and CSA collaborated on the telescope and its scientific instruments.

After launch, the observatory still had to unfold, align and calibrate before routine science.

A composite image of galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 was shown publicly.

The image shows arcs of distant galaxies magnified by foreground cluster mass.

Webb’s first public deep field demonstrated the power of its near-infrared camera.

The image combined many exposures taken before its unveiling; the date marks public release.