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Science Quickly

Listen to Images from the James Webb Space Telescope

Science Quickly

Scientific American

Science

4.2639 Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2022

⏱️ 8 minutes

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0:00.0

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0:05.8

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0:35.2

This is Scientific American 60 Second Science.

0:38.3

I'm Camille Gerson.

0:40.3

In July, the White House released the first image of the collection of pictures

0:48.3

from the James Webb Space Telescope, the JWST, during a preview event with President Joe Biden.

0:55.0

Six and a half months ago, a rocket launch from Earth,

0:58.0

carrying the world's newest, most powerful deep space telescope

1:02.0

on a journey one million miles into the cosmos.

1:06.0

It's a new window into the history of our universe.

1:09.0

And today we're going to get a glimpse of the first light to shine through that window.

1:12.6

It was a high resolution image of a cluster of distant galaxies known as SMACS 0723.

1:19.6

It was the deepest, sharpest, infrared image of the universe, ever.

1:24.6

The image had to be seen to be believed, and on that day it was everywhere to see

1:30.3

and ponder, from the big screen in Times Square to trillions of small screens around the world.

1:36.3

But what if you are physically unable to see it?

1:38.3

SMAX-0723.

1:42.3

The background of space is black. Thousands of galaxies appear all across the view. Their shapes and

1:49.6

colors vary. Some are various shades of orange. Others are white. Most stars appear blue and are sometimes

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