How the James Webb Space Telescope transformed astronomy this year
One year ago, on Christmas Day, the James Webb Space Telescope was launched. Since it began collecting data, it has captured - in stunning detail - previously unobservable stars, planets and galaxies.
One year ago, the James Webb Space Telescope began its journey through space.
"JWST was launched on Christmas day, and then was a present that took six months to unwrap," said Jane Rigby, an astronomer at NASA and the Operations Project Scientist.
After an initial calibration period, the telescope started collecting data. And the first results amazed astronomers.
"I downloaded the data, and I'm like, sitting in my pajamas...you know, it's pandemic, we're all working from home," Rigby said. "I pulled down those data, and just started paging
