Seeing the Edge of the Universe The James Webb Space Telescope
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Jul 29 2022 to Jul 29 2022 6:30 p.m.
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Where
Bangalore International Centre
7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071
Event Description
The newly launched James Webb Space Telescope is a large multi-mirror space telescope designed to study the universe. It is far more sensitive and takes high resolution pictures of objects too distant, or faint for the Hubble Space Telescope. Webb collects infra-red light to trace distant galaxies, cradles of planet and star formation, traces of water and habitability signatures in planets orbiting other stars in the Milky Way. This engineering marvel, launched on 25 December 2021 and positioned at 1.5 million km away from Earth, has started taking detailed pictures of the night sky with unprecedented sharpness. In this talk we will cover what is JWST, why is it making headlines and what to expect in the next few years.
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