In Awe of the universe

A recent article on James Webb telescope images inspired me to write my own version of awe for the universe. My knowledge of astronomy and space is limited, and I do not even know how to decode those images. However, I know some basics. In this light, I will try to describe what I felt after seeing those images.

Seeing those images made me realize that those parts of the universe existed even before we could see them. Because of the telescope, we are able to see them right now. As we all know, the all seeing eye cannot see itself or its back. When it comes to seeing something, the telescope and the eye both have their own limitations. This makes me wonder, then, what else may still be out there that we are not aware of. Due to the properties of light, we are actually looking back at the universe in time. If we were seeing back then, what is present right now and what might be forthcoming?

From the point of view of an atheist, this is the beauty of nature, but agnostic theists may view all of this as God's glory. Regardless of someone's point of view, there is no doubt that whatever lies out there is magnificent, spectacular, marvelous, beyond comprehension, and transcendental - as I use the theist term. The vastness of the universe makes us realize how small we actually are.

In the discovery of microorganisms and microscopes, humans discovered a whole new world lying in our own world. Scientists are always very creative in coming up new ways to explain things. As we cannot reach the sun, we initially thought we would never be able to understand how the sun glows. In time, we were able to understand how the sun glows by studying the properties of light emitted by sun.

I eagerly look forward to what fascinating discoveries awaits for us to be discovered and will keep wondering staring at my night sky as to what we are missing and what we might never know.?

Every person who has participated in this project for over 20 years, including NASA, ESA, CSA, STScl, has contributed to this effort.?It is a reminder for me to keep doing my job even if I may not see results immediately. It is our sincere gratitude to all those who have made this public domain in order to provide everyone with the opportunity to visualize the universe in a way that has never been seen before.

You can follow James Webb Telescope images here: https://webb.nasa.gov/