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James Webb space telescope: thousands of galaxies in a grain of sand
FromScience Weekly
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15 minutes
Released:
Jul 14, 2022
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Podcast episode
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This week, Nasa unveiled the first images from the James Webb space telescope – much awaited pictures that show our universe in glorious technicolour. The $10bn telescope, now 1 million miles from Earth, will allow scientists to look back to the dawn of time. Prof Ray Jayawardhana, who is working with one of the instruments onboard the JWST, speaks to Ian Sample about what these images show us, and what they mean for the very human quest of discovering our place in the cosmos.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod
Released:
Jul 14, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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