Hubble and Beyond (rebroadcast)

Big Picture Science

Science, Technology

4.6 • 986 Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2021

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

The universe is not just expanding; it’s accelerating. Supermassive black holes are hunkered down at the center of our galaxy and just about every other galaxy, too. We talk about these and other big discoveries of the Hubble Space Telescope, now in orbit for over 30 years. But two new next-generation telescopes will soon be joining Hubble: the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope. Hear what cosmic puzzles they’ll address. Plus, life in a clean room while wearing a coverall “bunny suit”; what it takes to assemble a telescope. Guests: Meg Urry – Professor of physics and astronomy, Director of the Yale Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Yale University John Grunsfeld – Former NASA Associate Administrator, and astronaut Kenneth Harris – Senior Project Engineer, Aerospace Corporation Originally aired September 21, 2020 Big Picture Science is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Please contact [email protected] to inquire about advertising on Big Picture Science. You can get early access to ad-free versions of every episode by joining us on Patreon. Thanks for your support! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to an airwave media podcast.
0:05.0	Get ready to geek out.
0:07.0	The Wired Science Podcast explores all the latest and greatest in science,
0:12.0	everything from strange diseases and biological breakthroughs
0:15.6	to interesting tech and mysteries in outer space.
0:18.7	Listen to Wired Science today
0:20.5	wherever you get your podcasts.
0:22.2	That's Wired Science, wherever you get your podcasts. That's Wired Science wherever you get your
0:24.5	podcasts. Tech moves fast. So keep pace with the Daily Crunch
0:31.7	podcast from Tech Crunch.
0:34.0	With new episodes every day, this podcast will give you a quick overview on everything you need
0:39.2	and should know about startups, new tech, regulations, and more.
0:44.6	Listen to Tech Crunch Daily Crunch now,
0:47.1	wherever you get your podcasts.
0:49.2	That's Tech Crunch Daily Crunch,
0:51.5	wherever you get your podcasts. Things are looking up or rather out. Why? Because of the launch of new space
1:11.4	telescopes. So whether your interest is stars or dwarf planets, comets,
1:16.6	galaxies, my favorite, the history of the early universe, or what dark matter or dark energy
1:22.3	are, we have a telescope for you.
1:25.0	Two of the most exciting instruments getting ready for launch
1:28.0	will build on the discoveries of, well, the world's most famous telescope,
1:31.0	and you can name that, it's Hubble. The exciting possibilities
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