In Exactly One Month We Will All See The Cosmos With New Eyes. This Is The $10 Billion Reason

Summary

This article by Jamie Carter, writing for Forbes, makes the following points:

• A NASA spokesman said humanity was on the verge of a fascinating period of discovery about our universe.
• The release of Webb's first full-colour images will offer a unique moment for us to stop and marvel at a universe that humanity has never seen before.
• The Webb telescope is there to look for the 'cosmic dawn' (the first stars), study black holes and examine exoplanet atmospheres.
• NASA is tight-lipped on the exact targets, but we can expect to see some Hubble Vs. Webb images that should show the capability of the new infrared space telescope.
• The initial batch of images is likely to be amazing.

References

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• Nasa’s Webb Telescope Smashes Its Sixth Crucial Milestone In Space | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)
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References from the Web:

• JUN 2022 James Webb Space Telescope will release its 1st science-quality images July 12—Space.com
• JUN 2022 The James Webb Space Telescope is finally ready to do science – and it’s seeing the universe more clearly than even its own engineers hoped for—The Conversation

Source Information:

• Article Source: Forbes Magazine
• Media Check: Forbes - Media Bias Fact Check (mediabiasfactcheck.com)
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