The Insane Engineering of the James Webb Telescope (2021)
This is the most extensive description about this telescope, and I am absolutely blown away by how many challenges that it must address. If successful, it is definitely one of the top wonders of humanity.
QPVcG8TZ8Wgdr-becky-the-first-images-from-the-rubin-observatoryDr. Becky | The First Images From The Rubin ObservatoryUs astronomers and astrophysicists have been waiting for this moment for a LONG time: the first images from the Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile were released this month and they are unlike anything we’ve seen before.
RqoNEiHv9-wthis-giant-telescope-will-map-the-universe-in-unbelievable-detailThis Giant Telescope Will Map the Universe in Unbelievable DetailGo behind the scenes as NOVA visits the Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile, where scientists fire up the world's largest digital camera for the first time.
XsSkmOSC_oUchris-pattison-first-images-from-vera-c-rubin-observatoryChris Pattison | First Images From Vera C Rubin ObservatoryThe Vera Rubin Observatory will scan the entire night sky every single night for 10 years.
5TUQRJLfNzshow-the-vera-rubin-telescope-changes-everythingHow The Vera Rubin Telescope Changes EverythingThe New Vera C Rubin Obsservatory in Chile is a fast telescope designed to survey the night sky at great depth and revisiting the same locations every few days.
hsVOs95fZaofexl-james-webb-peered-too-far-and-found-mom-z14Fexl | James Webb Peered Too Far and Found MoM-z14It’s easy to get lost in the individual discoveries.
9tI7V4hYHaIwhat-could-we-see-with-a-planet-sized-telescopeWhat Could We See with a Planet-Sized Telescope?The James Webb Telescope just took a photo of a newly discovered exoplanet.
5WM8cBCorBkeuclid-captured-the-universe-in-1-hour-hubble-would-take-yearsEuclid Captured the Universe in 1 Hour Hubble Would Take YearsWhat if most of the Universe is invisible and we just found a way to see it?
znnh49XGx2wgaia-discovered-hidden-galaxies-inside-our-milky-wayGaia Discovered Hidden Galaxies Inside Our Milky WayESA’s Gaia telescope has reached the end of its life, but what has it discovered about our Milky Way galaxy’s hidden secret?
oJK9j9g1ZnAspacex-launches-nasas-newest-telescope-into-orbitSpaceX Launches NASA's Newest Telescope Into OrbitOn Tuesday, SpaceX launched Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx), NASA's newest telescope, into orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
HJ8F0pfNTgMdr-becky-has-jwst-shown-that-dark-matter-doesnt-existDr. Becky | Has JWST Shown That Dark Matter Doesn’t Exist?We don’t yet understand the early Universe. And that’s not surprising because for a long time we weren’t able to observe the distant Universe, because telescopes couldn’t see that far.
-YtFL89p9VUexplanation-of-the-3-biggest-jwst-discoveries-too-much-bsExplanation of the 3 Biggest JWST Discoveries | Too Much BSJames Webb captures infrared light, which allows us to see billions of light years away. Some galaxies would not be visible otherwise, because their light has redshifted beyond visible light spectrum due to the universe’s expansion.
y_UgkIFjj1onasa-celebrates-jwst-telescope-anniversary-with-new-imagesNASA Celebrates JWST Telescope Anniversaryt has been two years since NASA's James Webb telescope gave us a stunning first look at the depth of our universe. To commemorate the achievement, NASA has released new images showing two distant galaxies interacting with each other.
-EiTby2Lku8the-roman-space-telescope-nasas-next-generation-observatoryThe Roman Space Telescope | NASA's Next ObservatoryNASA’s next great observatory that’s set to launch is the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (which used to be known as WFIRST). The Roman Space Telescope is the successor to Hubble with a similar wavelength range and the same size telescope mirror.
AlOKBhb4MPkis-the-hubble-telescope-nasas-most-important-inventionIs the Hubble Telescope NASA's Most Important Invention?Welcome to Progress, the home of history's greatest leaps forward. From the seismic invention of the world's first printing press to the great rocket-powered marvels that took us to the stars, we'll be bringing you world-class documentaries celebrating history's greatest inventions and technological breakthroughs.
yKmPJmaeP8Adr-becky-has-jwst-solved-the-crisis-in-cosmologyDr. Becky | Has JWST Solved the Crisis in Cosmology?Last weekend the lead researcher of a group using data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to calculate the current rate of expansion of the Universe (aka the Hubble constant, H0) presented their results for the first time at an American Physical Society meeting.
UA-He0aIbJchas-jwst-found-evidence-for-the-first-stars-to-ever-formHas JWST found evidence for the First Stars to ever form?One of JWST’s main goals has always been to find evidence of the first stars to form in the Universe.
_OlsA3mfOxYjames-webb-unprecedented-discoveries-since-2021James Webb Unprecedented Discoveries Since 2021With the James Webb Space Telescope, humanity has had a new "eye in the cosmos" since 2021.
NbRzRSp1V3Udavid-butler-2023-in-space-reviewDavid Butler | 2023 In Space Review2023 was a great year with both Hubble, Webb and others making new discoveries and producing amazing images.
swFWysqZ7gEwhat-did-we-learn-from-the-hubble-telescopeWhat Did We Learn From The Hubble Telescope?Embark on a journey with the Hubble Space Telescope, the first large telescope to orbit the Earth, revealing the universe's secrets beyond the reach of human exploration.
VDqdplEIXbEjwsts-big-debate-over-one-of-the-most-distant-galaxies-in-the-universe-gn-z11JWST's Big Debate over One of the Most Distant GalaxiesOne of the most distant galaxies known GN-z11 has been observed many times by JWST in it’s first few years of observations but that data isn’t as clear cut as we hoped.
pJW-rNvLvn4two-supernovae-found-in-the-same-lensed-galaxyTwo Supernovae Found in the Same Lensed GalaxyIn this video, we explore the amazing discovery of the second supernova in MRG-M0138, a distant galaxy that is warped and magnified by a massive cluster of galaxies.
FjWwQEDq0KUjwst-shows-the-early-universe-is-different-than-we-thoughtJWST shows the early Universe is Different than we thoughtRemember those overmassive galaxies that JWST found that people claimed proved "the big bang never happened?" when in reality it was just that we couldn't explain how they'd got so big?
3DLylJZBBLojwst-finds-most-distant-supermassive-black-hole-knownJWST Finds Most Distant Supermassive Black Hole KnownOne of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics is how supermassive black holes form in the early Universe and grow to be SO supermassive.
cUGFrH5vviothe-euclid-telescope-just-opened-its-eyes-this-is-what-it-sawEuclid Telescope Just Opened Its Eyes! This Is What It SawThe first full-color images captured by the brand-new Euclid Space Telescope have been made public, and they did not disappoint.
p_GUkZFTjVUwhat-do-jupiter-and-saturn-look-like-through-a-telescopeWhat do Jupiter and Saturn Look Like Through a Telescope?In October of 2023 I travelled to Soneva Fushi in the Maldives where they have an amateur observatory with a 14" telescope.
2pux7v9qJ58what-did-james-webb-really-see-at-the-beginning-of-timeWhat Did James Webb Really See At The Beginning of Time?Music from Silver Maple, Epidemic Sound and Artlist.
HqwY0fz3dawjwst-just-found-a-fossil-from-the-early-universe-2023JWST just Found a Fossil From the Early Universe (2023)In this episode, we will explore one of the most remarkable discoveries made by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST): a massive and compact quiescent galaxy, which is a type of galaxy that stopped forming stars and is a possible ancestor of giant elliptical galaxies.
JNiYd_8AsOMwebb-just-focussed-on-the-most-distant-star-everWebb Just Focussed on the Most Distant Star EverEarendel, the farthest star ever discovered in the universe, lying at the edge of time. Earendel is so far away that its light has taken 13 billion years to reach us through a cosmic coincidence of line of sight. But this doesn't mean that it's 13 billion light-years away.
xjLFBYqM-3Udavid-butler-james-webb-and-the-era-of-reionizationDavid Butler | James Webb and the Era of ReionizationThe processes that converted the universe from normal hydrogen to ionized hydrogen is called reionization.
A3KkalH4d-Idiscoveries-the-james-webb-space-telescope-has-made-so-farDiscoveries James Webb Space Telescope Has Made So FarOne year ago, in July 2022, we got first light from the James Webb Space Telescope.