The Next Hubble: Why the James Webb space telescope could reshape our understanding of the universe

NASA’s $10-billion James Webb telescope – the successor to the famous Hubble Space telescope – is due to be launched into outer space this week.

Rather than operating in the visible light spectrum and ultraviolet, as Hubble did, it will be able to look at the Infrared slice of the light spectrum, allowing it to see objects previously hidden to the Hubble's gaze.

Astronomers say it will kick off a new era into the discoveries of the universe. Alyssa Julie explains why.

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[vonrock]

God made the Heavens and Earth, man is making the big boom.

[manikdas]

Awesome really. I am waiting eagerly. 🤭🤭

[theronsimmonsawakened]

Is anyone here know nasa is waay beyond this technology. Does everyone have their heads buried?

[nineteensixty-nine]

Technology for things like this are well worth it.

[spacejunkie]

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[outdoorswitderkit]

You can tell its real because it looks so fake.

[kellyu]

There's a lot to see under the infra red.

[voidremoved]

Hopefully anything that can go wrong will go wrong.

[hektorm]

Hubble is only 570 KMs from Earth ? And still can’t take a decent picture of our planet ? We keep using that old photoshopped version ?

[justworkingfortheweekend]

I don't believe a word of this garbage.

[irishnewf]

Part of the evolutionary research. Still trying to find at least ONE civilized planet with intelligent life. It’s not happening. Earth and mankind are unique in Gods creation.

[brianhale]

Astronomers have never discovered a new star, because God made them all.

Instructions on how to find a new star.

1. Take a picture or use an old picture.

2. Wait any amount of time.

3. Take a second picture of the same patch of sky.

4. Compare the pictures,
if there is a new bright shiny dot in the second picture which appeared in the sky in the time between the first and the second picture, than, congratulations you are the first astronomer to find a star.

Good luck, we haven't been able to do it in the entire history of photographic astronomy. And there are no records from the ancient past of new stars being reported and the Persians, Greeks, and Chinese kept detailed records.

Because God made all the stars on day 4.