Top 5 Awesome Things About the Webb Telescope

The James Webb Space Telescope is the successor to the Hubble's throne. In order to pick up extremely faint infra-red signals from extremely distant stars and galaxies, the JWST has to be extremely cold. Any noise from the IR radiation of the Sun or Earth would make it impossible to see as far into the past as scientists want to.

Thus, the JWST has to be a million miles from the earth, protected by a six-layer heat shield as big as a tennis court. This will allow the Webb Telescope to peer into the deepest reaches of space, through clouds of dust into stellar nurseries and back in time 13.4 billion years.

Not only will we get the most detailed views of our universe ever, but the JWST will provide insights into how solar systems, galaxies, stars and even the Universe were formed.

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[roseallai]

A big thanks to Hank from 10 years ago for igniting my love for this project. Watching the livestream now and feeling optimistic, nervous, and grateful.

[NASAWebbTelescope]

This video was great! Glad you were able to use our visualizations for it! The sentiment is appreciated too! I'm making sure this gets passed around the project here at NASA Goddard!

[PhyseoCyber]

This is the video that began my excitement and appreciation for the JWST. I can't believe we are so close to seeing it launch. Hopefully all goes well on Christmas!

[aDopeName_]

Interesting thing to note.. Although the JWST will almost certainly not cure malaria, Hubble's mistake with the mirror being positioned the wrong way ended up revolutionizing mammograms. The algorithms that were developed to account for the mistake during the time it took to be fixed were what ended up cross-pollinating into the medical field.

[nrdgirl_]

Came back to this after seeing the first images from JWST...and have to say I don't think we could have ever imagined seeing what we see. Thanks Hank from 11 years ago for making me excited about the future of space.

[VelociraptorousRex]

Man, Hank from ten years ago is so young. Fun to return to this. Excited to see this happen finally.

[TheRavenfish]

Nerdfighter from 2022 here: HANK IT'S AMAZING. YOU WERE RIGHT. Thanks for teaching me about this in 2011 so that I could appreciate the true definition of awe seeing the first images return from the James Webb Space Telescope this week. It definitely increased awesome.

[StarTalk]

Space exploration is a whole bunch of Awesome!

[monican]

can’t wait for it to launch tomorrow on Christmas Day 2021!!! so excited!!!

[catherinestickels]

We...we'll actually get to see back almost to the creation of the universe...like, actually see it happening...live. Dear god, that is the most incredible thing I have ever heard in my life.

[AnaKnitsTooMuch]

Got to watch the launch this morning and OH MY GOD. It was surreal that its finally on its way!!

[realspacemodels]

Hank Thank you for this enthusiastic vlog about the JWST. I know the argument about the cost of such an instrument will always take place, but the Hubble cost has been about 3 billion for development, launch, (yes, repair), servicing and operation over 20 years and I don't hear anyone complaining about it. Because the total awesome that it has provided to ALL of us is undeniable. Few social programs have provided such a return. The JWST will be more awesome - that is if it unfolds correctly!!

[OneandOnee]

What a magical launch this morning! truly an incredible time we are living in!!

[jordanparks]

Hello Hank from past. Telescope has launched now

[funk_enabler]

This thing gives me serious nerd wood.
-Hank Green.

[SpazzyMcGee]

The increasing world awesome and decreasing world suck as well as the soccer analogy are good ways of putting an argument for space exploration funding. I may use it.

[gregretz]

Hello from the future. I am nervous about tomorrow and I came here to commiserate and vibrate with anxious excitement.

[SweetBabyMonkeys]

I love how the more Hank gets excited, the more he had to push his glasses up! Want an adorable nerd move! Love the vlogbrothers!

[alezanders]

It’s insane to think that the time that this telescope is functional is HERE NOW FINALLY

If only Hank from 11 years could see this.

[Ahreman_egy]

I'm egyptian and i say increase the awesome FTW