Public Wonder: The Viral Tie-Breaker

Both telescopes shot the same cosmic icons — compare 1990s Hubble against 2020s Webb head-to-head.

The top 3

  1. Pillars of Creation: 1995 vs 2022: Hubble's 1995 classic vs Webb's 2022 infrared remake of the Eagle Nebula's dust towers — pick your favorite.
  2. Deep Field Duel: Hubble Ultra Deep Field (2004) vs Webb's SMACS 0723 and JADES — thousands of galaxies in a speck of sky, with Webb reaching deeper.
  3. The Photos That Broke the Internet: Webb's 'Cosmic Cliffs' in Carina and the Cartwheel Galaxy went viral in July 2022, while Hubble's shots still rule the textbooks.

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