The James Webb Space Telescope is about to start scientific operations. Here’s what astronomers are excited about. Although Spitzer (released in 2003) was earlier than WISE (released in 2009), it had a larger mirror and a narrower field of view. Even the first JWST image at comparable wavelengths, displayed next to them, can resolve the same features in the same area with unprecedented accuracy. This is a preview of the science that we will acquire. (Offer: NASA and WISE / SSC / IRAC / STScI, collection by Andras Gaspar)
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     Now that the James Webb Space Telescope has been successfully launched, developed, calibrated and put into operation, it is time to start scientific operations.          There will be some spectacular discoveries coming in the first year, and scientists are looking for the data: both for what we know is coming and for what may surprise us.          Here, in the latest issue of the Starts With A Bang podcast, we will be talking to two research professors working on the JWST instrument team: Dr.  Stacey Alberts and Dr.  Christina Williams.  I could not be more excited!

It has been almost six months since the release of JWST and we are on the verge of receiving our first scientific data and images from about 1.5 million kilometers away. There is so much to learn, from discovering the most distant galaxies of all time to looking at dim details, small objects to searching for black holes in dusty galaxies, and more. But what is perhaps most fascinating are the things we are about to discover that we do not expect, simply because we have never looked this way before. I am very happy to welcome two guests to the show: the research professors Dr. Stacey Alberts and Dr. Christina Williams and I are both with you this month, and we have an extensive discussion about infrared astronomy and all that we are ready to learn from exploring the infrared universe like never before. If you’re already excited about JWST and what we’ll learn from it, wait until you hear this episode! For a thousand light years in all directions, there is a “bubble” in which the Sun is at its center. Here’s the story behind it. In the latest version of the podcast Starts With A Bang, we talk to the future Dr. Arianna Long for galaxies, from birth to the present. Far infrared reveals both the coldest and hottest gas in the Universe and can teach us what no other wavelength range can. There may indeed be aliens out there trying to make contact. Here is how science tries to find them and not fantasy. Some stars burn through their fuel as expected and die from natural causes. But others, instead, are killed. Here is their story. There are almost no standards governing the cannabis industry. Your favorite weed strain can contain unpleasant surprises. Register Receive unsightly, stunning, and compelling stories delivered to your inbox every Thursday. Get Big Think for Your Business. Activate the transformation and promote the culture in your company with lessons from the greatest thinkers in the world. Learn more →
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