Below is the list of cosmic objects that Webb targeted for these first observations, which will be released in a live broadcast beginning at 16:30 CEST Tuesday, July 12. Each image will simultaneously be made available on social media as well as on partner agency’s websites. ESA will host the images here.

These listed targets below represent the first wave of full-colour scientific images and spectra the observatory has gathered, and the official beginning of Webb’s general science operations. They were selected by an international committee of representatives from NASA, ESA, CSA, and the Space Telescope Science Institute.