JWST's Future Isn't What You Think...

The James Webb Space Telescope has had an amazing first year, but there are already telescopes in the works that will make JWST look like child’s play. Today we look the next generation of telescopes that will blow our minds.

(For the record, I in no way think that JWST sucks)

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0:00 - Intro
0:54 - Yeah I Know Cam
1:23 - HWO
5:08 - JWST Strengths and Weaknesses
6:55 - New Innovations
11:03 - Sponsor - Brilliant

[floatthecreek]

I was born just a few months, March, of 1957, before Sputnik was launched by the USSR. When I was ten years old a teacher of mine, Anne Schumacher, took our class to Huntsville, AL to the Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, AL for a tour of the facility. When we arrived at the gate were were met by no other than Wernher von Braun. Ms. Schumacher's Dad had worked for von Braun on the V2 missile project during WWII. Her Dad was one of the rocket scientist whom were brought to the US after the war. That chance meeting had an incredible impact on my life. It led me, basically, to the Aerospace Industry from which I am now retired. I'll be 67 years old in a few weeks, and to be honest, that chance meeting will probably be the last thought I have before crossing over into eternity. To all you young folks, I'm a little jealous of what you will live to see. Make me proud!

[RemedialRob]

LOL... Joe just casually dropping in the entire opening credits to "Small Wonder" and then just as casually going back to his story is the kind of random humor I need more of in my life.

[chopcornpopstick]

dude, you subjected us to an unreasonable duration of that show's intro, and i'm finding that i lack the words to properly thank you. good show, old chap

[billyalarie]

That escalation at the intro about “a different time”, I was drinking coffee and it almost went everywhere lmfao

[ChaoticHoly]

You know, I went decades purging memories of "Small Wonder" from my brain.

_Thanks._

[storkstormhawk]

The thing I remember most about Small Wonder, is the absolute HORID dress the little girl robot wore. Even for the 80's

[CoolWorldsLab]

Hey thanks for the shout out! I'm a little dubious PLATO will be that useful for finding exomoons. A big limitation is that they plan to stare at each field for 2 years. It appears from Kepler data that exomoons are rare interior to ~1 AU, which makes total sense. So if you want to find moons, we need to go beyond an AU, which means staring at fields for ~5+ years. It's still possible with a 2 year baseline, but just much harder, and PLATO isn't that much more precise than Kepler. PS Terrascope interesting future possibility too for this list! PPS Keep up the great videos!

[franzcatch]

"He's not going to show the full Small Wonder intro, is he? ... nah, I'll wait a sec longer... it's not the whole.... Ok I'm watching the full intro I guess. "

[ShaunRF]

You just unlocked a core memory with that Small Wonder intro. I completely forgot that show existed.

[ziondragon]

When I was little kid I loved Small Wonder, didnt realize how much till you dropped that clip lol

[DrySushi]

"Lames Webb" was right there Joe.

[bobbyvee]

Thanks alot. Now I have a song I haven't heard in 35 years stuck in my head. I didn't even remember I remembered that show.

[xyzabc]

I had completely forgotten about Small Wonder. I'll be there are dozens of 80's sitcoms lurking in the back of my subconscious. What a strange decade to have a childhood in.

[lucrativelepton]

10:06 Worth mentioning that the protests aren't all about the site being "sacred". The people i talked to were mainly concerned with the environmental damage. Apparently the telescopes are tapping into the mountain's permafrost to do cooling for the systems, and the negative effects of that. That can become a big issue when you live on an island.

[xXOFrannieOXx]

Why does my brain immidiatly go to "Contact" when talking about telescopes, hahahaha

[markloveless]

Good Old School Joe video, straight up. Thank you sir!

I remember writing NASA at age 9 asking about some Apollo 11 videos where it seemed blurry (this is 1969, when I lived on the TV room floor for several days. Slept on a blanket. So, pretty real time question). They sent me a wonderful reply explaining how slow-scan TV works and some sweet NASA swag to boot. Extremely considerate to a little kid. Total props.

[Oblivionator]

There's also the consideration of building a large robotic telescope on the moon, or even a moon based colony to upkeep a telescope like that.

[jasonoshita]

I can’t tell you how much I appreciate you leaving the WHOLE opening to Small Wonder. I still find myself singing the theme song weekly.

[hw]

That "small wonder" clip opened up a tiny memory from my childhood I hadn't even remembered I'd forgotten. Thank you for that.

[glOckcOma]

Thank you for playing the entirety of the Small Wonder intro. The nostalgia was amazing!