WATCH: A discussion about the past, present and future of JWST featuring scientists working with the telescope, John Mather and Wendy Freedman. Hosted by JannaLevin director of sciences at PioneerWorks_ 📽️
The world was dazzled by the first images released from the James Webb Space Telescope this summer. These pictures reveal our universe in mind-boggling detail, from stars being born in dusty nebulae to the oldest galaxies racing toward the unknown. In a discussion at Pioneer Works in Brooklyn, N.Y.
The night started with a history lesson. Mather and Freeman each briefly detailed their own work before diving into that of historical astronomers—Henrietta Leavitt, Edwin Hubble and others—whose discoveries paved the way for JWST’s success. They discussed how its predecessor, the Hubble Space Telescope, peered into the dark regions of space and surprised people with the galaxies it found. “You really needed a powerful telescope to take that next leap after Hubble,” Freeman said.
Finally, the scientists explained the first images captured by JWST. For each, the screen in the background lit up with the picture. The researchers said they were excited to see what this advanced telescope might capture next. “We’re going to learn something about pretty much every aspect of astronomy,” Freeman said—and it’s the serendipitous things that we haven’t even thought about yet that might be the most interesting.
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