The James Webb Space Telescope has obtained the deepest, clearest and most detailed image of the distant universe, according to the website of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). This is also one of the first full-color photos taken by the telescope.

The image was taken with NIRCam, the telescope's near-infrared camera. The image captures the galaxy cluster SMACS 0723: described by NASA as "covering  a patch of sky approximately the size of a grain of sand held at arm's length by someone on the ground." The photo took weeks to create.

NASA specified that SMACS 0723 is a gravitational lens for the telescope and magnifies the more distant galaxies behind it. NIRCam was able to capture "tiny structures" of these galaxies as well, previously unseen.

James Webb is the largest and most powerful telescope that mankind has ever launched into space, the European Space Agency (ESA) indicated. The apparatus is a joint development of NASA, ESA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). With its help, scientists can study the phases of the cosmos - both the solar system and other galaxies.