The images are slated to be the deepest ever taken of our universe.

Since launching in December, the James Webb Space Telescope has been passively observing the universe, capturing images at a distance further than we’ve ever been able to see before. Aside from a small incident where a piece of debris smacked one of its mirrors back in May, the mission has been going exceptionally, and NASA is just about ready to share what they’ve found so far.

Yesterday, NASA announced that on July 12, they’ll be sharing the first color images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope with the general public. According to NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, one of these images “is the deepest image of our universe that has ever been taken.”

“If you think about that, this is farther than humanity has ever moved before,” Nelson said. “And we’re only beginning to understand what Webb can and will do. It’s going to explore objects in the solar system and atmospheres of exoplanets orbiting other stars, giving us clues as to whether potentially their atmospheres are similar to our own.”

Despite the grandiose nature of this reveal, the James Webb Space Telescope’s mission is only just beginning. It has enough power to stay in orbit for at least 20 years, where it will be obtaining in-depth data of planets, stars, and entire galaxies lightyears away from the Earth.

“Webb can see backwards in time just after the big bang by looking for galaxies that are so far away, the light has taken many billions of years to get from those galaxies to ourselves,” said Jonathan Gardner, Webb deputy senior project scientist at NASA.

“It’s an emotional moment when you see nature suddenly releasing some of its secrets,” said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate. “With this telescope, it’s really hard not to break records.”