Updates from the James Webb Space Telescope

The James Webb Space Telescope launched on December 25, 2021, on a mission to study every phase in the history of our universe, ranging from the first luminous glows after the Big Bang, to the formation of solar systems capable of supporting life on planets like Earth, to the evolution of our own solar system. Join Mr. Greg Robinson, the Program Director of the James Webb Space Telescope, as he discusses updates from this new and exciting space observatory. This was recorded on April 28, 2022.

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[thomaslavanga]

Excellent! Thank you for the summary and updates. I am a high school Astronomy teacher. We are rounding off the year by studying instrumentation and we went from Hubble to Webb. Very excited to be alive during a time when the collective human pursuit of knowledge leads us to deeper understanding of the universe and our place within it!