How Will NASA’s Webb Telescope Transform Our Place in the Universe?

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is the most powerful telescope in the history of humanity, and one of the most ambitious engineering projects ever attempted. It will witness the birth of stars and galaxies at the edge of time and probe alien skies for signs of life. In this new documentary from Quanta, JWST’s lead scientists and engineers discuss what inspired the telescope, how it was built, the extraordinary challenges it will face upon launch, and its potential discoveries.
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[@Jonslondon]

The fact that a majority of people do not appreciate how significant this event is, kinda makes it even more special for those that do.

[@jockoharpo2622]

I lost all trust in NASA a long time ago. They are as corrupt as the day is long. The serve onlly to keep humanity enslaved. as they only serve their puppet masters.

[@tylord.]

@@jockoharpo2622 Good for you!

[@jockoharpo2622]

How profound you are. Sob

[@katherineirving7189]

👍🤗🌌

[@whatabouttheearth]

I pay attention to science but mainly paleontology and biology but astronomy folks are freaking insanely stoked about this, I can't claim to really understand why.

[@brn2bwild2001]

My friends and family think I'm crazy to be so excited over a "space telescope." I can't wait to see the results and hear the analysis.

[@doozerchuck8625]

We should get James Webb photos back in 2035 if all goes well

[@jivprod9871]

Same for me ! Nobody understand!

[@yvonneplant9434]

Most people will simply never understand the point of the Webb. Just move on, Michael. You can't convince them that an achievement like this is part why we have degree of importance as a species.

[@yvonneplant9434]

@@doozerchuck8625 I'm trying not to worry too much about getting it properly in place. That's the first step.

[@flamuridalipi8455]

me too i am extremely exited

[@christopheranspach8077]

The image of being able to point up to the sky and factually state that there is life around a certain star is a concept that made me tear up. I can’t wait to see what the telescope uncovers!

[@Meme-lo7ru]

NASA IS GOING TO CONTINUE HIDING EVERYTHING....JUST LIKE THEY HAVE DONE ALWAYS!

[@Meme-lo7ru]

@@magikarpslapper759 WOW! YOU MUST BE A CRYSTAL WOMAN

[@rockforester7908]

Yes. “The end of cosmic loneliness.”

[@tonyleeson1]

I am 90 and really hope to live for a few more years to learn more, hopefully, MUCH MORE before I leave our beautiful planet earth!

[@Andromeda4482]

When this telescope launches, its going to be the most stressful few months, because I can't stress how much I want this telescope to work.

[@aaronpau9647]

dont strain yourself

[@jockoharpo2622]

Oh it'll work alright. But you wll not see anything that pertains to anything that even resembles anyihing artificially made by other worldly beings.

[@MonarchsOfBrotherhood]

Additionally, the telescope will be launched in the most reliable rocket ever built.

[@jockoharpo2622]

Do you need grief counseling on speed dial?

[@jockoharpo2622]

@@aaronpau9647 Spaghetti sauce is strained.

[@DavidJDM]

What a generation to be alive, we really take for granted that on the past 3 decades we have learned so much of the universe than our entire human civilization ever did. Thanks to our brilliant scientists/astronomers every where in the world

[@Mono.indios]

Not true

[@tylord.]

@@Mono.indios ok andy

[@DavidJDM]

@W.S K.E since you're mixing up religious with astronomy advancement do you believe the earth is the center of the universe? Do you know religion specially Cristian had always block human astronomy advancement for hundreds of years because it contradict the writing on the Bible (Galileo life story will prove it as we have REAL documentation about it ) as a wise man once said: those who don't understand history are doomed to repeat it.

[@DavidJDM]

@@Mono.indios not true! is a subjective answer, would be nice if you explain your point of view

[@DavidJDM]

@@californiacloud1036 2022 will be a great year for our enlighten of the astro, hopefully more people will wake up to be more open minded and have more empathy to each other

[@Thisistheoldaccount]

This is a milestone in human history, and we are living right through it. Amazing.

[@cottage_pie]

I know. I got so excited I stuffed a Jaffa cake up up my gash.

[@rockforester7908]

Yes. I so wish less people were hungry & suffering because we could have the energy required to appreciate this even more without those distractions.

[@nosteponsnek2617]

I was born in 1989, so too young to appreciate Hubble until I was much older. The JWST has made me so incredibly excited and full of anticipation for what it will bring. This is the stuff that will rewrite history books.

[@guachatierna]

I am a 70 years old woman and I'll be so blessed if I get to see a single picture from J.Webb but I am very excited about it. I won't miss the launch on December 18th this year.

[@annmariyajohnson8295]

It is on dec 22nd

[@jeffnelly1473]

@@annmariyajohnson8295 good thing I saw them transfer it out of Northrop in September

[@RollinDeepAsFuck]

Xmas eve

[@RollinDeepAsFuck]

Xmas eve

[@djtayj1135]

@@RollinDeepAsFuck no its on the 22nd of December

[@godless-clump-of-cells]

These ambitious and audacious scientific projects are a true testament to humanity's insatiable curiosity and exploratory drive. I can't even begin to describe how grateful I am for everyone who helped see this project to fruition.

[@jalight27]

If only we applied this to all parts of humanity!

[@CatMan_7]

If they are able to see the atmospheres, are they going to be able to see street lights if there are street lights on the dark sides of the planets?

[@franklinelliott4220]

Ji cekk jill intro moo

[@hasslefreerental7833]

I strong believe the universe found a way through us to explore & understand itself. Not a God of all knowing, but a creator that through many trials & errors was able to come up with living matter that are able to be self aware, pass knowledge among generations through the written word & above all else; be very curious & have an insatiable drive to explore, & learn how things work. Even if it takes multiple generations of young explorers, on a never ending cosmic odyssey!

[@belafonteBloo]

10 million dollars ? change our perspective on reality? yet we spent 250 billion just in this country on killing each other last year.

[@FAroundNfindOut]

I cant believe it has finally launched , so excited to see it unfolding in the next 6 months and hopefully get some new hard earned images of our universe. You have to give it to these guys ,this is like WOW! Congratulations on the launch ,what a phenomenal job NASA has done, unbelievable much respect.

[@jockoharpo2622]

Can't wait for the lies to start filtering in. Can you?

[@cromulom2223]

@@jockoharpo2622 what not passing elementary does to a "man"

[@leecowell8165]

what a phenomenal job ESA has done to launch this thing so perfectly! As it turned out it could NOT have been any more perfect. Incredible. And lets not forget about that beautiful Ariane 5 rocket! Yep it reminded me of Saturn 5's perfect launches as well. Perhaps we should remain with the number "5".

[@TheExoplanetsChannel]

*We will finally know whether our closest exoplanet is habitable!*

[@mentossa6550]

I want to stay on earth

[@woutbreuer9571]

I once read a comment: "We are the Universe trying to understand itself", which I love so much. It is truly mind bending to think about the fact that we are building this thing in order to try to understand the roots of our very own existence.

[@KOOKY1PANDORA]

Carl Sagan.

[@kingley45]

Delusional people will tell you Jesus. Open minded people will let science figure it out for us.

[@izzylandyt]

sounds like Carl Sagan

[@michaelmontgomery5326]

scripture has done this for those who seek the truth,, There is nothing beyond the firmament, the nasholes are freemasons who are lying to the world!!! please explain how they lost the telemitry for all six so called flights to the moon, oh yes and who was the photographer whe got the pictures and movies of the first moon landing? How did they get there? What can you push against in a vaccum that is beyond magnetic orbit? HHHmmmm I call b/s I asked the KEK telescope for just one actual image of the moon, They have none for public view!!!

[@kingley45]

@@michaelmontgomery5326 feel sorry for you bro. You believe in a sky fairy but not real science that is actually here on earth.

[@sophiajas3643]

Literal goosebumps on hearing "That moment would end our cosmic loneliness" so excited for this!🤩

[@A3Kr0n]

Oh look, they have telescopes and they're pointed at us!

[@lordcruyff5998]

@@A3Kr0n que me da vergüenza y yo te lo

[@ericwilliams538]

Yeah, but you have to think, we would be seeing something from millions of years ago. Just like is a civilization from across the Milky Way was using a telescope to look at Earth, and if they were able to see the surface of the planet. That Alien Civilization would be seeing "Dinosaurs" not human beings. If we are going to try and communicate with Alien civilizations, we are gonna have to think outside the box. Radio waves, and even television waves have been beaming out across the cosmos since the invention of the two. When you compare that "buble" to the rest of the Milky Way, and or the Universe....its a very, very, very, very small bubble.

[@nesseihtgnay9419]

Yea, but i also have this idea of, us being the gods in the future, where we truly are alone but it has always been us who polluted our galaxy and then the universe in the future...what if we were the ones who started it all. And than billions of years from now, creatures or us our dna in the future would call us now the ancient ones.

[@hasslefreerental7833]

I strong believe the universe found a way through us to explore & understand itself. Not a God of all knowing, but a creator that through many trials & errors was able to come up with living matter that are able to be self aware, pass knowledge among generations through the written word & above all else; be very curious & have an insatiable drive to explore, & learn how things work. Even if it takes multiple generations of young explorers, on a never ending cosmic odyssey!

[@deniseoneal7104]

Think of all the millions of people across the globe who never got to experience any of this. We are among the most fortunate people in history. To all who made this possible... Thank You. I am eternally grateful.

[@HandsOnVermont]

I have been so excited about the Web telescope for so long. This is going to open our eyes to many wonderful things. I'm hoping that this is going to launch and be placed into its orbit with no glitches. It is such an important step into our universal awareness.

[@amonique]

I’m literally crying tears of joy. I am so so amazed by this right now! ❤️

[@rockraju9005]

I also amber monique

[@aaronciviris]

Magnificent 👌

[@darionz]

So refreshing to hear that from someone else!

[@rockraju9005]

@@darionz hi bro

[@miagunt5623]

Me also 😎

[@mustafahaq100]

The sheer level of ingenuity, abstraction, and effort that went into making the new Webb Telescope is astounding. Huge respect to our brightest minds for executing on this scale. Hoping everything goes well and we all get to see incredible new insights about our incomprehensible reality.

[@michaelmontgomery5326]

I asked the KEK telescope for just one actual image of the moon, They have none for public view!!!

[@TheExoplanetsChannel]

*We will finally know whether our closest exoplanet is habitable!*

[@nateshrager512]

@W.S K.E I suggest getting off the internet and going back to school.

[@leecowell8165]

@@michaelmontgomery5326 we're 10 DAYS away!

[@rockforester7908]

♥️

[@littlemouse7066]

these people (all scientists in every field) should be respected and helped in any way possible they are the best and more extraordinary human beings on the planet.

[@kakamedsaft]

all this makes me so happy, this is what humanity should be all about.

[@KaptifLaDistillerie]

I hope to live to see the amazing discoveries James Webb will make. I can't wait !

[@OnTheArchipelago]

Imagine the next deep field!

[@youtubeconnollyfamily]

Imagine if they find life. Do you think they will let the public know right away? I don’t.

[@rjung_ch]

Mother and daughter working together, that sounds like a true dream come true. The JWST will be the next huge science project indeed, so happy it's finally getting into the sky. This is amazing, well done you folks!

[@zebraneighbor6383]

The Webb is both exciting and a joke. It's fantastic to finally have an upgrade over the Hubble but the amount of delays and problems have made the Webb largely outdated already.

[@shukrantpatil]

@@zebraneighbor6383 outdated you say ? there's no other telescope as good as james , how can it be outdated lmao , it's not an instagram trend to become outdated after a few years lmao .

[@zebraneighbor6383]

@@shukrantpatil There's no other space telescope as advanced as the Webb. But terrestrial telescopes have moved on from the tech used in the JWST. But by and large that's not too big an issue. After all, the Hubble has been outdated for a long time and it's still a very useful instrument. So yeah, the Webb is technically obsolete but that doesn't mean it isn't still a very capable tool.

[@Saifullah.Q]

Sir what is the launch date ?

[@Steven-jf4cs]

@@Saifullah.Q 22 Dec 2021....just weeks away :)

[@RiccardoAlbertini]

I just finished watching this... So emotional I can't find the words... I can't really wait to se what it will be capable of. Good luck team, you're an extraordinary bunch of talented people.

[@peterwale6821]

I like to think that the smallest "things" we can see under microscopes that blip in and out of existence, are universes themselves. And, our own universe and its entire quadrillion+ year existence, appears to decay in an instant relative to whichever sentient being is studying it. While a Googol of different universes make up matter in their own perception of reality.

[@veehope2702]

You're starting to sound like an eastern mystic!

[@klusimo4543]

I like your funny words, magic man

[@interestingvideos4me]

Your words resonate with the googol ages-old 'epistemology x ontology' conundrum.

[@peterwale6821]

@@interestingvideos4me I've not heard of that previously, but sounds like something interesting to look up.

[@dave3130]

Best wishes to everyone involved in this complicated mission.

[@joshhardy9026]

My wife has parts on it! Can't wait to see it go up. They believe life is on proxima b. First place they will look.

[@thestoryofaliendna9851]

Don't Worry, they will be fine :)

[@joshhardy9026]

@Jonathan Jacquet nerves... She just hopes nothing she had a hand breaks or malfunctions.

[@jockoharpo2622]

what's so complicated? what mission?

[@dusandragovic09srb]

It's not that complicated. 3D modeling is easy, 2D also, it's really easy when you THINK about it.

[@darinbartosch1037]

"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known." Carl Sagan

[@MutsPub]

Same a**hole that flat lied to us that life began in a primordial tide pool which was debunked long before he died.

[@joecausey8508]

Somewhere over the rainbow. JWST will definitely be over the rainbow.

[@janetbuder6066]

What an INCREDIBLE video!! The explanations and graphics make the complex science so understandable and answer so many questions I’ve had about how and why the Webb telescope was created. The scientists you interview are brilliant yet provide descriptions and explanations that ‘everyone can understand. Please keep these videos coming! They have catapulted my interest in astronomy! Thank you!

[@BobbyV0221]

I can’t wait to be blown away by what this telescope sees. Hubble’s Deep Feild pics were so awesome, mind blowing to see what’s in a small patch of the sky with nothing in it, until!

[@okaysoundsgreat]

Damn i’m excited for this. It’s cool cause i feel like i can feel the vibe of everyone else’s excitement too. I’m excited to be a part of this with everyone. It’s also cool we’re the first people that can connect so easily over it and share excitement over it on the internet. Very cool time to be alive.

[@ishaan863]

The simplest things in our lives, something as simple as a rudimentary radio, would still be incomprehensible alien magic to our brothers just five thousand years ago. Imagine explaining something like the James Webb to them. I hope it finds aliens lmao.

[@stormyseasplays3638]

One day we will be rememberd as the 'Pioneers" . The first to venture, or maybe our children will venture by our generations taking those first steps.

[@Qualitypineappple]

Well said

[@youtubeconnollyfamily]

Same

[@jokerjackpot238]

So cool

[@defoz3x]

Quanta Magazine pumps out some of the highest quality videos on the platform, props to the team. Keep up the good work!

[@aloynium]

Such fantastic and tireless work by these engineers and astrophysicists on this telescope. The mother daughter duo just gives a poignant and timeless intergenerational sense to this endeavour.

[@interestingvideos4me]

I can see your point. The duo is very nice from a gender politics and poetics perspective. But it is very likely that this duo represents also the unfairness of selection processes. Think about it: how many good and excellent people had to be discarded for the daughter to be in? I don't have doubts that she is qualified for the job, but I am sure there are also many more as good or better than her, but without the family connection.

[@alexanderthreedee4866]

We live in Realy Great times!

[@finnishmotorfreak7665]

I cannot understand how people don't find this amazing

[@FuzzyGlowCar]

Who doesn't find this amazing? Literally no one.

[@paulyee4248]

Because space is fake... Wake up.

[@finnishmotorfreak7665]

@@paulyee4248 😂

[@BertyBertsson]

@@FuzzyGlowCar My partner who's so not interested in everything outside of earth's atmosphere you couldn't even imagine. She just couldn't care less.

[@PatchouliPenny]

@@BertyBertsson time for an upgrade lol

[@Kiwinov]

I had been waiting for James Webb telescope ever since I was a child when an encyclopaedia mentioned it's launch date to be in 2013 or so 😂

[@mk_waterfalls3470]

Likewise!

[@tim9605]

I remember when it was suppose to launch in 2007 and cost 500 million. Only 14 years late and 9 Billion over budget. hah

[@TheExoplanetsChannel]

It's time to find alien life

[@temporallabsol9531]

Either way y'all. It's time now.

[@MrKKUT1984]

🤞hopefully all goes well

[@danyellwar77]

Wow just admiring the mother and daughters brains. Must be a wonderful thing to have so much knowledge that you can look up in space and know exactly what you're looking at which specific planets or stars are.

[@Poppy_69]

My inner child has came back to life after all these years. I can't believe I lost interest years ago with the stars... Thanks to the JWST Mission I'm reliving and enjoying this with my kids and grandchildren...This is going to be awesome...

[@brantlyadair5495]

ive been fascinated with space since i was a lot younger, ive only learned about basic astronomy and super simple physics stuff from the internet but im very excited to see how this turns out, ive been following this telescope for about the last 3 years

[@robharding4028]

We have learned so much from the Hubble telescope, and to think the new James Webb telescope is even more technologically advanced, makes me so excited to see its first images materialise !

[@jockoharpo2622]

What did we learn from the Hubble? And who the hell is "we"?

[@steven530x]

@@jockoharpo2622 Take a look at the Hubble Deep view photo. We are humans.

[@brontehauptmann4217]

Hubble is just another sack of lies intended to destroy your soul.

[@barryjenkins6137]

@@brontehauptmann4217 what is a soul?No proof they exist so hard to destroy one with learning

[@jockoharpo2622]

WTH did we learn? Who the hell is "we"?

[@Coastlconn]

Just amazing can’t get enough look forward to see what Webb finds

[@Mr_OoOsH]

This is a chance at being part of the initial discovery of life outside of earths boundaries! Never in my life as a child did I see this opportunity coming but now within 5 years we may find something! I am humbled by this, my curiosity about life outside of earth was sparked by my father who is thankfully still alive himself to see this marvel do it’s job! I know it’s primary job isn’t to find life but this would be an almost automatic function secondary to it’s main task.

[@mihirpatel8924]

I’ve never been so excited about something being launched into space! Thank you to everyone that’s worked on this project!

[@TheExoplanetsChannel]

*We will finally know whether our closest exoplanet is habitable!*

[@iprofessionalamateur]

As somebody who does not even own a telescope, astronomy surely excites me. And this Telescope is the most exiting thing ever. Good luck to its launch.

[@danielclifton3319]

wow, this is truly pioneering work! The level of engineering going into something like this is completely mind-boggling to me :)

[@ksv314]

what a time to be alive. this makes everything else going on at earth worth it. being alive to witness possibly the biggest milestone in our cosmic journey.

[@carlosmonroy4511]

Hat's off to all of the brilliant scientists that worked on the project.

[@robertjennings7282]

Hopefully this will inspire a lot of people to get out of the swamp of petty politics, poisonous ideology, preserving the status quo, bigotry, poverty, and ignorance and work for bigger and better things.

[@finnishmotorfreak7665]

amen

[@LichaelMewis]

And communism and reverse racism.

[@stushiraz69]

Well said.

[@hugostiglitz6823]

Bigotry lmao

[@paulgaskins7713]

Very true, throughout history men have been able to create great achievements and civilizations because of the ability to go somewhere new and make and push new borders and we are stagnating now because for the first time in human history both the great unheard masses and over heard minorities have nowhere to go to try their great experiments, even though sadly what many people in power through the voices of the minority are obviously aiming for something that has already failed and will fail again only this time it could be the final failure therefore our only option if we want to not only survive but thrive as as a species again we need to go to the stars. Only this time let’s hope there are no natives. And for anyone who wants to misconstrue that and think in purely intersectional terms don’t you dare take the history and honor from the men who fought ‘the white man’ (oh and any other tribe at other time) tooth and nail for every square mile of their home on this great land.

[@bings3197]

Simply beautiful. Best luck to our space scientists!

[@kevinmcconnell1722]

I am so hyped over this, cant wait for the launch.

[@Andreas-ri5lb]

A masterpiece of engineering. Revolutionary.

[@lukehumphrey7517]

I remember doing a chemistry project in high school on the element Beryllium, and one of its coolest applications was for this telescope's mirrors. I thought it already existed back at that time. I had no idea it would take this long just to launch the thing.

[@SirFaceFone]

I wasn't even alive yet when development first started. But I am glad we're finally going to see it launch this year (assuming it doesn't get delayed again, that is).

[@crystaldragon471]

I'm sure there's a little beryllium in just about every piece of equipment on that telescope. Does the job of gold with none of the atomic weight.

[@joecausey8508]

Y'all must be teenagers. 🙄

[@davidarbuckle7236]

This is going to be fantastic. I am very excited about the knowledge we will be fortunate enough to learn from this extraordinary flying robot.

[@scrubjay93]

I remember when the very first extra solar planet was found and then the citizen science project that allowed anyone to participate in finding planets using their computer. I think that was one of the most exciting discoveries after Deep Field. But now again: we don't know what we will find! This is science at its most exciting! We will be opening a new eye into the universe.

[@leecowell8165]

It was found by the "wobble"method and colaberated by the "transient" method. But JWST may be able to image it directly. But if not JWST the next big guy (currently being built in Atacama, the "ELT") most certainly will. Yeah size matters and that thing is gonna have a 40m mirror (WITH atmospheric correction)! I cannot even imagine a mirror that huge...

[@cliffordototivo]

I couldn't imagine the stress everyone must be feeling who put Webb together! I want this thing to launch and give us more data and some that'll change our understanding of alot of things. Webb is gonna be crazy. With everything going on. Not to bring up ufos but wow we live in wild times. Lots of questions. Lots

[@TheExoplanetsChannel]

*We will finally know whether our closest exoplanet is habitable!*

[@leecowell8165]

well that Adriane 5 rocket & the launch team that fired it off so perfectly I can NOT say a enough good things about it or them! This thing was more expensive than a Saturn 5 launch and hardly NOBODY in the states knew a thing about it.. THAT is an absolute DISGRACE to the news agency in this country! Or perhaps its finally being noticed how STUPID this country as a class of citizenry has become.

[@Deedee-ee1sg]

When he talked about the bumble bee on the moon, and that the JWT could pick up the heat on it...wow!! It's just mind blowing how they come up with such incredible technology for these new instruments. Fascinating documentary. I've also been watching Universe with Brian Cox, and that's been full of mind boggling stuff too!

[@bradleyhoughton2858]

Deedee....this is a movie...or a sitcom....not one comment in this video is based in reality...sorry....I'm tired of watching people embarrass themselves...

[@PatchouliPenny]

@@bradleyhoughton2858 you keep embarrassing yourself with every comment you make on every comment by others

[@JumpDiffusion]

@@bradleyhoughton2858 that approximation/analogy is actually quite accurate. this is called science. for movies/sitcoms look at other videos.

[@barryjenkins6137]

@@bradleyhoughton2858 hahahaha what a noob, so which are you, a conspiracy nut or a religious one?

[@scroopynooperz9051]

They stole that heat vision from the Yautja. It is not human technology

[@deviinsi7109]

Just deep love from inner of my core for this beautiful documentary.....gonna share this As much as possible....💗❣❣

[@AlonzoLombardi]

Can we take a moment to appreciate how amazingly edited and scripted this video is? 👏🏻👏🏻it gave me goosebumps.

[@beebees9957]

I’m about to graduate undergrad, and I’ve been following this since the beginning of middle school. I can’t even begin to explain my excitement and anxiety over this launch. I can’t imagine how it feels for the people who have been working on this since long before I was even born

[@beebees9957]

@@springchickena1 😂 thank you!

[@beebees9957]

@W.S K.E 😂

[@katherineirving7189]

👍

[@katherineirving7189]

@W.S K.E You sound ignorant and jealous.

[@fforest122]

I hate to tell you but space is not real...

[@Erik-pu4mj]

JWST is incredibly exciting, bringing us infrared. Next up, LISA in 16+ years, brining us gravitational waves. Space telescopes are truly incredible feats.

[@beta_cygni1950]

Actually, next up is the NG Roman telescope in about 5 years (or less). I'm excited about that one too.

[@Erik-pu4mj]

@@beta_cygni1950 Hadn't heard about Roman, so thanks! It sounds like Hubble 2.0, but geared towards area and exoplanet detection--a necessary compliment to JWST's lower frequency range for more distant objects.

[@nlzhf4111]

The moment of daughter and mother really gave me tingling feeling. Fascinating both of them working in the same field.

[@ghzanfarali4305]

Just Wow! Can't wait to see it in action! All the best for the mission!

[@stevepashley795]

This video is absolutely amazing. Gosh, I can't even begin to imagine what we will find and perhaps the significance. I am so looking forward to hearing the first new findings. Good luck to the team

[@JoeySchmidt74]

Natalie giving a massive hint nudge to her daughter about giving her grandkids was the most Earthbound human point in this video!

[@GWB184]

This is almost equivalent to our ancestors building a bigger ship to cross an ocean, I love it.

[@varunempi]

I feel so great listening to great minds at work solving riddles of universe and existence of cosmos.

[@alaaloua3393]

crying, and just made me remember why i love astronomy so much

[@astrolillo]

"I like, love, astronomy so much, for real" .... Cannot solve a second-degree equation

[@razony]

This is so freaking EXCITING! Not since the Hubble went up in 1990 and before that? Apollo 11 This may show humanity something, We Are Ready For. Humanity needs a new discovery, if not for hope, for Discovery. That's EXCITING!

[@satnamo]

Life is diverse; And nature surprises us

[@denisedresser1]

I feel the same way! I am so excited for the first experiments to begin!

[@michaelmeathammer5688]

Very engaging stuff here. Wish more people were interested in this modern day exploring rather than social media.

[@mashton72]

This is social media

[@tropicalpalmtree]

@@mashton72 What he means is people base their entire lives around social media instead on doing something inspiring like Astronomy.

[@mashton72]

@@tropicalpalmtree I knew what he meant - but there’s also irony calling out people when we all discovered this on social media. We don’t know other people and their motivations.

[@philindeblanc]

Well Anthony, we might be, if NASA had not been caught lying repeatedly. And maybe in the past 50 years we would have a real video of earth from the 1000 of sats or ANY telescope or camera for that matter. But we don't. So it goes back what Bill Nye the Scince guy had claimed years back. "We are in a closed system, and we cant get out, we cant leave the earth". So this is the issue with getting 50million every waking day with more lies of iss footage.

[@michaelmeathammer5688]

@@philindeblanc Merry Christmas!

[@SAS_786]

I actually got goosebumps watching this ! Wow, just amazing !

[@robndaggi]

It's so wonderful that it brings tears to my eyes...

[@volleysmackz5960]

Its everything new about JWST, its Orbit its capabilities to see through dust and gas and far into unknown Universe its shield to make it operate at best conditions Excited for the first image!

[@EdgewiseSJ]

Let's wait till it's actually successfully deployed before getting our expectations up.

[@robertrobertson2117]

☠💀☠😂🤣😂

[@PassiveDissimulation]

We can still hope!

[@josesousa272]

In a time where we can find a lot of insanity around us, this new technology brings a light of hope and reason.

[@razony]

Yup!

[@eyesuckle]

And an infrared light of hope and reason at that! ;^)

[@muthukumaranl]

Awesome piece!...short but informative!

[@djajax35]

This will be the discovery we have been waiting for. Lets go JWT !

[@GK-qc5ry]

The engineering for this must be insane. Especially just the shock insulation from the rocket launch.

[@perfectoid8376]

When I was in 8th grade In April of 2016 I was invited to NASA and I saw them build parts of the telescope. I was told it would be launched the next year.

[@tukity]

"it's going to put an end to cosmic loneliness" man, that's powerful.

[@averagejoe8839]

Projects like this sparks the imagination of humanity and provides years of scientific discovery and analysis ! Its not an understatement to say if successful will be a triumph for the entire human race. Good luck !!

[@yerelli]

I can’t believe it the future is here . Thanks guys , I get to be part of this with a click on my screen , I’m crying .

[@joelgunner634]

Hugely exciting - this is the next step in space exploration, taking us a million miles away.

[@Jjjkluejnek]

The mother-daughter moment was pretty cool.

[@nanax3403]

Its not only NASA's its an international partnership between NASA, ESA and CSA.

[@Jochadow]

I’m sweating just thinking about all the things that can go wrong…

[@USS-SNAKE-ISLAND]

LOL. You're not alone.

[@mike42441]

Think positive : )

[@tropickman]

JWST project has been on-going for 25 years & is $10 billion over budget, thus far! Original launch was set for 2007, which underlines the many redesigns & remedies employed so far. Hopefully its not delayed again & it operates as intended; at least for 5 years! Let's recall that NASA launched Hubble telescope with its main mirrors installed backwards, but luckily, astronauts were able to install a "corrective lens" on Hubble as it orbits Earth at only 500 km. JWST will orbit L2, which is 1 million miles away. Its really a "Do or die" launch. No pressure!

[@amonique]

Like what?

[@Jochadow]

@@amonique like the fact that they’re deploying a sun shield made of fabric, which according to their physicists is made of a “non-deterministic” material. Meaning that it’s kinda hard to predict hot the deployment is ACTUALLY gonna go.

[@philipswain4122]

This is the reason I went into science. Absolutely fascinating.

[@dozzio]

Calm down

[@eerohughes]

Everytime we thought we knew what to expect to see. We saw something totally different that changed our minds. I cannot wait to see what we never thought we'd see with Webb. Not the things we expect.

[@steveng1624]

Knowledge is being increased so fast that I can't keep up with it all !

[@gabbylikeskicks]

Let's take a moment to appreciate these scientists for simplifying their terminologies to make us understand their language. Props space agencies! Hyped for JWT. Hopefully we get to see life elsewhere finally

[@robertgreenaway5166]

This is absolutely amazing!! Good luck to all those involved! Here’s to the future of space exploration 🙌🏻

[@abenicolaas]

This video is a piece of art.

[@ReverendMuncle]

This is just wonderful. I've been following the development of JWST for more than a decade now, and this is by far the clearest and most comprehensive explanation that I have encountered in all this time. Bravo.

[@foundingtitan7]

That mother-daughter duo is amazing 💕

[@dolphlyn]

Soooooo excited! My prediction is they are going to find life everywhere!

[@MutsPub]

Finding life is uh, "mathematically extremely unlikely" - 1 x 10^1 billion+ (1 x 10^50 is mathematically impossible.) So, don't hold your breathe. It is very cool. But, they are shoveling a lot of BS to keep grant money flowing.

[@Chineseguy001]

you are making a very big assumption. Chances are that we are alone in the universe and that life is unique to earth only. Nasa needs reason to spend millions of dollars however.

[@m.s9018]

@@Chineseguy001 you re ignorant

[@mikemars5984]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Pete4000uk]

After all the delays and problems, I'm REALLY nervous about the launch and deployment of the JWST. I HOPE that it all works and we start a new age of amazing discoveries.

[@mikeevans7381]

I'm a chef and a meat cutter so I don't understand a lot of the technical stuff. However I do understand how important this is and fascinating these people that do all of this for us are amazing just amazing. I'm 59 years old I probably won't see anything like warp speed or terraforming Mars but it's nice to be alive at the very beginning of all of this. 🤔🇺🇸👍

[@brandonbaldwin3095]

The vastness of space has always been an enigma, I can’t wait to see the results! I can’t wait to tell my children how magnificent of a universe we live in!

[@niccolemanz]

I've watched many of the official videos on Webb and this one betters them all. Really well made and interesting. Thanks!

[@scottstoddard4996]

My father was one of the very early alum of the space program and all of it's extensions (1950, 60's). He would have been so proud of everything presented here. We lost "Pop" in 97 but in part this is his legacy and I am so profoundly and deeply moved by what we've accomplished. Over the moon!!!!

[@Alice_Walker]

This makes me feel like crying it's so amazing.

[@RootsRageReggae]

Very nice documentary, loving it! Tx