James Webb Space Telescope: Humanity's deepest glimpse into the universe yet
On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti
WBUR
4.3 • 3.9K Ratings
🗓️ 25 July 2022
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
The James Webb Space Telescope has sent back its first images. We'll discuss the deepest glimpse into the story of the universe human kind has ever had.
Catherine Espaillat and Steve Finkelstein join Meghna Chakrabarti.
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| 0:27.3 | Find a grain of sand |
| 0:29.7 | or even just a super tiny pebble. |
| 0:33.6 | Put it on the tip of your finger |
| 0:35.7 | and then stretch out your arm |
| 0:38.2 | and hold that grain of sand up to the sky. |
| 0:43.5 | Now think about the minuscule area |
| 0:46.4 | covered by that grain of sand. |
| 0:49.5 | What could possibly be out there |
| 0:52.4 | in the universe within such an impossibly small patch of sky? |
| 0:58.8 | Well the answer is more than you might dare hope for. |
| 1:03.2 | The first focused images that we took |
| 1:05.3 | where they were razor sharp. |
| 1:07.0 | I had the very emotional reaction of, |
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