8 Photos From JWST That Will Make You Question Life

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One year ago, in July 2022, we got first light from the James Webb Space Telescope. After over 20 years of planning and delays, the most powerful telescope of all time officially went into operation. Now, one year later, let’s take a look at Webb’s groundbreaking first year in operation - the questions answered, the answers questioned, and where it all goes next.
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TIMESTAMPS -
0:00 - First Light
1:37 - GLASS-z13
3:01 - Phantom Galaxy (M74)
3:49 - HIP 65426 b
5:00 - Brown Dwarf Clouds
5:57 - New Pillars of Creation
7:20 - CO2 on WASP-39b
8:26 - DART and Titan
9:20 - Uranus
10:55 - What's Next For Webb?
12:52 - Sponsor - Ground News

[@wisdomleader85]

Joe is an absolute man of culture for not being afraid to pronounce "Uranus" in the "classy" way.

[@TMAC_burninator]

I know the visible-light spectrum photos wouldn't be as interesting as the false color ones, but it would be nice to see both side-by-side sometimes.

[@annawood4547]

JWST is an infrared telescope - it cannot capture visible light. There is no way to represent an infrared image in visible light without using false color.

[@sown-laughter4351]

They wont do that, they want to trick rich stupid people into funding space projects, instead of funding earth and its constant troubles we cause for it.

[@MeganVictoriaKearns]

Yes, I agree 👍 💯💯💯

[@tricursor2481]

Yeah i feel like "why not" add an array of detectors in the red, blue, green, yellow, cyan, and magenta ranges with the cost already being so high? Like the cameras themselves can't be that expensive, maybe it was just complicated to be able to switch between them and add more moving parts? It just seems like kind of a waste with an already multi billion dollar telescope not to throw a detector for every bit of the spectrum. Surely most of the cost is unrelated to the detectors themselves, but im guessing there's a good reason

[@Tony-dp1rl]

@@tricursor2481 James Webb does already see some visible light, but infrared has longer wavelengths, so it doesn't get scattered and absorbed by dust and gas in space. Therefore, most of the data is going to be the longer wave lengths anyway - especially from far away. i.e. showing just what it captured in that visible light range wouldn't show much of value.

[@n.butyllithium5463]

Now witness the resolving power of this fully calibrated and operational space telescope.

[@1ManNamedDan]

Oh I'm afraid the physics will be quite controversial when the images arrive (que troll laughing at Big Bangers)

[@Yamyatos]

@@1ManNamedDan Which conspiracy theories did i miss now?

[@Vaioplayer88]

@@Yamyatos apparently starwars...

[@denimchicken104]

this thing couldn’t even find my penis if it was pointed right at it. 0/10.

[@danielbarrett3434]

*laughs maniacally*

[@peterslaby9782]

I had the chance to see it in person just after it was fully assembled. It’s a lot bigger than you imagine and an incredible testament to what humanity can achieve.

[@weekendintokyo]

Wow that must've been so impressive seeing it in person! I envy you, haha!

[@orinreyes508]

“Seriously though, Uranus is breathtaking” - Joe Scott, 2023 Edit: Thx for the likes !! 😅

[@carloguerrero6583]

i was giggling at the whole section

[@jackielinde7568]

Why, thank you. I'm quite proud of it myself. ~ Me, 2023

[@paxromana1982]

😂😂😂

[@TheMemesofDestruction]

Can confirm.

[@zk4761]

Obviously Uranus will have moons. Several.

[@iGregory67]

I was a Test Engineer and I developed the test system for the Fine Guidance System working as a sub contractor for the Canadian Space Agency (who was partnered with NASA and responsible for the FGS). My role was to develop the tests for the mechanical side of the FGS -- we had a 'mock up' of the spacecraft's electrical interface that would send commands to the stepper motors and stuff. One of the coolest programs I ever worked on. All the engineers were really worried about this thing working in space. Once at L2, there is no way to repair it... not like the Hubble where they could send the shuttle up to install a repair.

[@artdonovandesign]

Yes. CSA! ❤ You should all be very proud of this incredible accomplishment. (Did you know Bill Ochs, Program Manager in Maryland?)

[@cytherians]

Gregory, that's so great to hear you were an instrumental participant in helping the JWST become a reality! Thanks for sharing this info about your experience. I'd also wondered about position L2, being too far away for the JWST to be serviced. Hubble has been upgraded FIVE TIMES since it was first launched. I don't know if that was due to technical limitations since overcome. Is there any way to transmit a software update to JWST, or is it completely on its own?

[@IanSizzler]

Incredible, great work. We should all be so lucky to work on something with such meaning behind it. As an IT expert who focuses on infrastructure and hardware I fully understand how nerve wracking it must be to send that to outer space to be heat cycled and bombarded by particles for all of time. Fingers crossed it lasts as long as Hubbell 🤞

[@bengsynthmusic]

We could send robots to it. It's not impossible but not able currently.

[@PsRohrbaugh]

​@@bengsynthmusicYou are technically correct, however my understanding is that Hubble was designed with repair in mind, while JWST wasn't. Meaning that the repairs would be much more complicated. Even if we have the technology, at a certain point it's just better to build a new scope. For example, there has already been damage to multiple mirrors on JWST. Who knows how bad it'll be in 10 years. Why spend tons of money fixing it when you can spend the same money on something with modern tech? Also, as big as JWST is, the mirror size was limited by the rocket fairings. Scientists wanted to go bigger but couldn't. Bigger rockets might allow for even bigger mirrors at relatively little additional cost.

[@Mr.Septon]

Seeing the reactions of scientists and NASA and such when the JWST launched was incredible. It was like seeing those scientists turn into the biggest of kids again.

[@abutorab1004]

Better to have seen the reaction of millions of kids have some food and a good sleep.

[@Mr.Septon]

@@abutorab1004 are we just ranking things based on awesomeness in life? Ending homelessness would be nice Ending wars would be nice Ending poverty would be nice Ending corporate and political greed would be nice And so on...

[@kalbarnes2494]

Ending the last one would go a long way towards ending the others

[@Kcammow]

Gotta love how you never miss a Uranus joke. It inspires both the dad and the 5 year old in me.

[@squidbanana9514]

can you throw james webb birthday partys and do this every year?

[@christophermullins7163]

Joe, your channel is the only one that i watch every second of content released. Never stop never stopping Joe. You rock.

[@Stable_Genius]

Same here, bro. Love Joe's work.

[@Hundert1]

I really wonder if all Joe's " work " is really helping save lives, improve people's health, and improve our horrible infrastructure and other horrible conditions here on planet earth where it truly matters. 😉

[@davidk1308]

Small correction, but we have directly imaged planets before Webb. The earliest ones were brown dwarfs or brown dwarf candidates back in 2004, but in 2008, the W.M. Keck Observatory watched the orbits of 3 super Jupiter's. Another interesting fact is the the Nancy Grace Roman telescope is supposed to improve direct imaging even further, allowing us to spot older Jupiter sized planets orbiting about as far from its star as Jupiter orbits the Sun (most targets are young super Jupiter's, so they have leftover heat allowing them to be spotted more easily).

[@echalone]

Googles AI made exactly the same mistake 🤔😄

[@st3althyone]

I had mine open even before it launched, plus there were hundreds of possible failure points after the launch. It was nerve-wracking watching it accomplish them one at a time. It was amazing seeing it get to L2 without fail.

[@dr.bright3081]

We get it, you’re cooler because you were original!

[@st3althyone]

@@dr.bright3081I’m not trying to impress anyone; merely stating a fact.

[@cytherians]

Now we have to hope that JWST is able to operate trouble-free for many years and astrophysicists can get most or all of their desired work done. JWST is totally exposed to space, no shielding from Earth orbit at all. I hate to think of what cosmic particles could do to it. I also wonder if the team running the JWST project have sensors that can let them know of particle impacts.

[@dr.bright3081]

@@st3althyone I definitely sounded like an enormous douche with that comment. It was meant to be teasing, but I realize it didn’t come across like that AT ALL. Sorry, brother! I definitely messed up

[@st3althyone]

@@dr.bright3081 It’s ok, it happens.

[@185MDE]

I think we can agree Dr. Becky is always our favorite Joe Scott guest :) 1:01

[@way-13]

You should do a video on the the convergent evolution within the adaptive radiation of African lake Cichlids. Three lakes all have the same fish based in looks but all come from different common ancestors. One fish gave rise to 100s of species in the first lake. Then one of those fish got into a second lake and gave rise independently to the 100s of the same looking fish but are technically new species. Then one of those fish moved to a third lake and gave rise to 100s of more species that look the exact same as the fish from the first two lakes. Then so forth and so forth for 5 more lakes. Each fish is more closely related to the fish in its own lake even though they look so identical to the fish from the other lakes that they were thought to be the same species until we had the ability to run phylogenetic testing on them. It’s wild example of the power of convergent evolution within a rapid adaptive radiation Speciation event!!!! I work directly with the leading professor in the field. I can get you an interview!!!

[@MariaMartinez-researcher]

In the "About" section of the channel there are direct ways to contact the host. Maybe they can be more efficient than a comment under a video, where it can get lost among so many comments. ✌

[@Steven_Edwards]

That would be an interesting topic. I'd like to hear if there is any relation between the South American and African species or if they simply are a result of convergent evolution.

[@paavobergmann4920]

@@Steven_Edwards all cichlids share a common ancestor, but that is way further back then the last common ancestor of only the african species, obviously.

[@hervigdewilde3599]

Last I heard, there's five different "species" or evolutionary paths that became what look like "crabs" - so maybe that's what we'll all become in the end... "Crabs In Sp-a-a-a-ace..." 🦀

[@paavobergmann4920]

@@hervigdewilde3599 Yeah, crabs seem to have gotten it down how to be an animal, the "crab"- blueprint seems to sit in a stable spot in the fitness landscape, with many phenotypical gradíents converging towards it. So maybe we can all become Dr Zoidberg once we grow up! CRABS IN SPAAAACE!!! 🦀 🦀

[@1KJRoberts]

Joe, Thanks. Thanks for your continued effort to bring quality content - with clarity.

[@stanjuan1178]

My dude, even time you do a video on Uranus, and I'm sorry to say this, the jokes are the best. I never get tired of your delivery. And the videos are spaced far enough apart where it never gets dull. I look forward to these particular gems every time you do a solar system video. ❤

[@leighedwards]

"But still a direct image of an exoplanet had never been done before" star HR 8799 had its exoplanets imaged from 2009 - 2016. But the Just Wonderful Space Telescope is just that! Thanks Joe.

I think it is just a joke, referring to the AI of Google "Bard" that made the same mistake.

[@GeoffMlinarcik]

I'm with you Joe. I was clenching my, um lets say teeth for all the single points of failure wrt the JWST in its first weeks/months. Then to see not only did they stick the "landing" at L2 (with fuel to spare) and all ~170 pins allowed the heat shield/s to unfold... :)

[@zandarrthegreat6790]

Great video. I too was following its progress throughout its whole journey. I found myself surprisingly emotional watching the launch. I can't wait to see some of those future projects.

[@kypickle8252]

thank you *so* much for using the name Bocaprins. I’ve been obsessed with exoplanet names recently, and I’m so glad these names are becoming more common.

[@goldwingerppg5953]

The JWST captured the attention of a lot of the world, which I hope silences the people that said it was wasted money. Hopefully, the technology that went into the development of this incredible scientific achievement can be used in future projects.

[@KoRntech]

Sadly the conspiracy theorist, flatearthers, space is fake crowd will just say the American people are being duped and their KZbin video from the Nikon P1000 is proof of a flat not rotating stationary earth. 😐 It's like we went back 500 years, much like some of our politicians who court this base.

[@jerrylee8261]

Those same people would probably have said Queen Isabella's financing of Chis Columbus was a waste of money.

[@jcortese3300]

A lot of people seem to think they put a billion dollars in a box and launched it to the moon. They don't realize that that money was spent over decades on salaries here on Earth for people at all levels of education.

[@arthas640]

@@jcortese3300 same story with the military, it's money put into high tech industries. In NASA and the DoD's case it actually benefits the economy a ton since it stimulates high tech industry, something people sometimes forget is one of the major reasons the US is the worlds largest economy.

[@squirlmy]

Err, for the natives, it was at least a waste of time, much worse actually. Of all the examples you could have come up with, you choose one that ended up putting millions of people to death! ☹️🤔

[@bazoo513]

12:02 - Yes, that was pretty much the exit bow of Ariane 5, and she did it spectacularly well.

[@artdonovandesign]

ESA!!! What a perfect ride she gave the JWST. Flawless! Adding years of extra operation to it.

[@Jamer508]

Joe, I have gone through so much in the past few years and your channel has always been there for me. I might be a Patreon... Don't quote me.

[@Hei1Bao4]

I'm mostly amazed that it has already been one year. I'm always excited to find out what else we can learn from JWST.

[@scilamaccagno2206]

I thank you and your team for another great video!

[@wellscampbell9858]

Awesome video, nice to have a list/summary of JWST's findings so far. One note: M74, by it's name, was catalogued by Messier in the late 1700s, and I believe the telescopes then were 4" refractors. It was pretty dim, however amateurs today have access to 10" apertures and up, so I'd guess it isn't that hard to find/see...

[@DominiqueKooper666]

Thanks for this video, and an extra thank you for recommending Ground news. I've been looking for something like it.

[@macronencer]

Wow, that Phantom Galaxy image reminds me so strongly of a piece of the Mandelbrot Set. Just gorgeous.

[@JamesOKeefe-US]

Joe thank you for channeling our love for science. You are the best!

[@c.augustin]

Money well spent! The scientific discoveries of JWST may be not [of interest] for everyone - but the images are really breathtaking and make it visible for everyday people what it can do.

[@veramae4098]

The engineering that went into Webb, the extreme precision, had never been tried before. Well, it worked. So now anyone (with the right equipment) can do it. It's do-able!

[@c.augustin]

@@veramae4098 With "not for everyone" I meant not everyone would be interested. But yes, the technological advancements are also worth the investment!

[@Stepan8511]

Thanks for Melmac clarification, because on the first it got me

[@spaceswhispers]

Thank you for sharing your passion and talent with us. Keep up the fantastic work! (Also the visuals are amazing)

[@256k_]

so exciting to live through new discoveries. sometimes it feels like everything that is to be discovered has been, or at least it felt like that for a long time. very excited to see more discoveries from JWST and hopefully one day in my life i hope to live through a revolutionary discovery

[@veramae4098]

There was a time when we were not sure other suns had planets. It was newsmaking when the first one was found!

[@Sir_Uncle_Ned]

Every plank time of delay and cent of cost overrun has already been proven worth it, even if we never get anything else out of that thing. It got up, it deployed, and it has already shattered many notions we had about these distant objects, and looks set to deliver another 19 years of breathtaking observation. I suspect that quite a few projects for even larger space telescopes have been made a lot more plausible now that we know this thing works. Imagine the size of telescope a Starship could deliver to L1 with this deployment mechanism. How much more breathtaking and revolutionary the things it sees would be.

[@earthling_parth]

You gaveme goosebumps! Here's to hoping a long life to JWST and wishing humanity values long term goals and builds bigger and better telescopes 🎉

[@zimtastic1171]

Absolutely stunning. Love nerding out with Joe and all of y'all too. 😊❤❤❤

[@DalBazaar]

callback to your "its hot hot , its cool cool " ad during the tidal locked entry was a really nice touch ... Joe luv u bud

[@cytherians]

Would be very interesting to learn about the trend of progress made between Hubbell and JWST, with respect to the next space telescope project that may be planned. Will the factor of improvement continue, increase, or diminsh?

[@sagebiddi]

I appreciate this Joe. More than you'll ever know. I've been a subscriber for years and your channel is one of my most consumed and I've always known you were awesomeness and this video is MY personal cherry on top of the uniquely amazing collection of content you've made I'm a introverted guy I'm an emotional guy I have no friends or family I have no promised tomorrow's due to health issues I've been an avid fan of any and all things space my whole life. If I'm telling the truth it's totally my obsession. So the nail-biting agony of trying to be patient and optimistic about JWSTs drama of time and potential failures was torture. But ...NEVER have I bawled happy tears and shakily almost hugging my screen when I first saw ..I mean even rn I am crying a bit. It's truly amazing what humans can accomplish when they care and have compassion and teamwork.

[@ro4eva]

I'm sorry about your predicament, friend.

[@sagebiddi]

@ro4eva hey I appreciate your candor and just knowing that someone somewhere cares enough to even speak does a whole lot of keeping me out of the darker thoughts, so many and much thanks my good hooman

[@MagicCookieGaming]

This is why I'm here, Joe. Interesting info that somehow no one else does in this nice of a format. Love it! :D

[@bradleykaan6281]

As soon as you mentioned 'keep the hot side hot' I immediately wanted you to reference the ad from your eyeball planet video and you did not disappoint. 10/10 good sir.

[@AlisterPuddifer]

Direct imaging of exoplanets has been around a lot longer than Webb, but this is otherwise a good synopsis.

[@bazoo513]

0:20 - Actually (😀) more than 300 single points of failure - all those cables and pulleys and stop-switches and whatnot. WOW! I also had that status page open all the time. Nail-biting three months...

[@jerrylee8261]

A great testament to American engineering. I know other countries were involved but the USA was the main contributor.

[@bazoo513]

@@jerrylee8261 And Europeans for perfect launch that gave the mission at least five additional years.

[@reev9759]

Great video. So glad you took out the vestigial castanet chair turn oddity.

[@noneyabid]

So glad you are partnering with Ground News. I've been a member of theirs for years and highly recommend!

[@veramae4098]

Associated Press' channel is a good starting point. And free!

[@noneyabid]

@@veramae4098 The benefit of the app is not to get "fair and unbiased information." The benefit is the ability to see who is being told what. There is value in learning that half of the country wasn't told of a specific event. It will give you insight into why people believe what they believe when you can see what they're being told.

[@kineticarrangements]

A worthy use of our tax dollars.

[@mattatr0n677]

Give me ten jwsts in exchange for a smaller military..

[@johnnygerald]

Debatable... I mean, SURE 👍

[@djbwolf08]

Better than spending 20X the amount on Ukraine

[@victoryvictorious633]

I really hope that wasn’t sarcasm. Not like they don’t spend even more of taxes on sh*t that both don’t expand global knowledge or help anyone. Not to mention the amount that get used to line corrupted pockets or used to benefit of the companies that pay them. At least these taxes actually got results.

[@kineticarrangements]

@@victoryvictorious633 Certainly not sarcasm. Space exploration is a basic good in itself. Even considering the vast poverty in the world, I think we should keep spending on space. It's like a direct phone line with God; the infinite; a form of prayer. Touching this realm expands us all.

[@jackimo22]

FACT: It’s no quicker to say JWST because there’s just as many syllables as there is in James Webb Space Telescope

[@bvldr]

Pretty sure it’s just gonna be referred to as “Webb” in the future, the same way we refer to the Hubble space telescope as “Hubble”

[@kevinabraham9260]

Jus call it J-Webb. .. freakin Malibu’s most wanted that movie ruined me 🤣🤣

[@theskyworrier]

No, 4 syllables for JWST and 5 for James Webb Space Telescope so it is faster to say JWST.

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

I was so excited for this, I can look at my calendar right now and look at some of those early images.

[@justa.american8303]

Thanks for the news source information. I'll definitely check it out. The way news is skewed there needs to be a 'leveler' to give a preview of what side of the spectrum an article written resides.

[@Magalicious420]

Omg thank you soo much I've been waiting for so long for an update from a source I trust!

[@Almighty.God.]

Just stumbled upon this channel and I’m so glad I did!!

[@johngudgeon7454]

Thanks for the Ground news heads up. Honesty is a rare commodity and I've been doubting my usual news sources for quite some time now. Awesomeness confirmed!

[@DrivingCrooner2000]

You are the only reason I know about this project. Please keep the vids coming 👍👍

[@DurinSBane-zh9hj]

Even the picture when they first were focusing the mirrors was a amazing

[@JasonPurkiss]

What a professional as said Uranus and probing in the same sentence and didn't smirk :) well done

[@tonvanderlinden8960]

I'm 44 years old and still can't hold back a smile when someone mentiones Uranus.👀

[@paulnolan4971]

I'm 53 and I'm also still laughing at Uranus. Well, it's so big.

[@Libertas_P77]

I like the updated studio/background, looks great.

[@thedoctor755]

Nice McDLT reference :) I am old enough that I recall actually making those damned things when I worked for the Clown!

[@Munax.]

Thank you Joe for this video.

[@69Solo]

9:58 Planet looks awesome and so do the moons too, but damn look at those background galaxies.

[@Davethreshold]

WOW! That was great Joe. It's fun watching you get so passionate about something as positive as this. Back in the day, I saw a Doc about space telescopes. They talked about the KH-11. THEN they said my beloved country put up a second one to, "Look back at the earth!" (Toward the USSR more than anything.)

[@dream.machine]

This is amazing that it's been a year since the first light of James Webb! While these were hard times, this gave hope for me. You always have me laughing with your puns man 😅😂9:23

[@sdt1sdt]

Joe, you are my favorite space dude. Great channel and great show, as always. That Kepler 16b poster, however, is hella crooked...

[@sebastiancalderon634]

Joe wonderful vid and thanks for the discount on ground news, just signed up. I completely agree you that it should be mandatory for all news sites👏👏. Luv ya pal❤

[@TheosEpicVideos]

I was graduating high school when they were talking about this telescope. I’m so glad it made it.

[@patrickmccombs3615]

Joe your videos are so spot on keep on rocking my brother

[@mikeofborg2]

I was doing the same thing, constantly checking JWST updates.

[@andrewmullen4003]

6:50, I have this picture from Hubble, along with 4 others, love it

[@Miss_Atlantis]

These few intro beats ❤ Haven't watched a video of yours truly in several months (life stuff, changing interests), but gosh these few beats are SOOO GOOD to come back to! Now, let's watch the video past the first 3 seconds 😂

[@jackielinde7568]

Of course Uranus is breathtaking, especially after a trip the the bathroom, where I'm holding my nose, gasping for air, and shouting, "Oh my lord! What have you been eating!"

[@dawndead9591]

The JWST stuff continues to fascinate, no matter how many similar permutations I watch (unlike the alien-like puTwittridness and the blackest holes of the US HoR or SROT.). Thanks, Mr. Scott.

[@ralhamami]

Awesome video, as always. On a sidenote, loved the plug for Ground News. It seems like everybody could stand to benefit from its content.

[@joshk.6246]

Last but not least was a good look at Uranus. Great video Joe.

[@cosmicandrew50]

Great recap joe!

[@grainnemcdonald19]

Joe, Uranus may be breathtaking, (😂) but your presentation and knowledge is always first class! Great post. I can never find this info and visuals online, and you explain it all so well. Never stop. You're the best. 👍

[@jedaaa]

Had ground news app on my phone for over 6 months now, great site

[@Aedren]

Great video! I wonder what the coming year will bring us with the telescope.

[@VasiliNyks]

You certainly haven't been alone in observing jwst deployment steps on the website. For a while it has been a part of my daily routine to check the progress and hope nothing will go wrong.

[@HemiKortene420]

Broooo perfect start to my day, dem images mmmmmmm makes for good eye feels

[@ryguy5929]

"That photo is dope" you took the words right out of my mouth

[@yashrajsood1101]

Hey joe, amazing video as always. I have a request that if you can, do a video on the study of bee venom against cancer cells. This might also help others to get aware about this study. As a science communicator I thought you'll have better references or contacts to get a deeper understanding or view of this study.

[@DJShire_ATL]

Wow that Ground site you advertised seems like a good idea. I lean to the right just a bit but I love science so when I read science articles I love an unbiased analysis.

[@AceSpadeThePikachu]

This video could easily have a part 2 just covering what JWST observed of the other giant planets in the solar system and its analysis of some of the planets in the Trappist-1 system.

[@michaelwilliams8297]

Once I downloaded the TIFF file of the Hubble extreme deep field view and got a UHD monitor, I spent hours staring at it. I can't wait for Webb to stare out into the universe and give us even more questions.

[@alexandercorey850]

When I was a kid and saw the pillars of creation for the first time, it sparked my lifelong obsession with all thing space. The webb images have been making me giddy like Hubble used to

[@nndn-wc6ko]

killer vid, thanks. dig your style. looking forward to more...

[@blackterminal]

Thanks for the video

[@MyNameisRahl]

Great video as always, Joe. Question for you, however. Can you please plumb and level your Kepler poster? It about drove me nuts through this video! kthankxbye!

[@charlespalmer3595]

If JWST could straiten out your Kepler poster it would truly be the greatest telescope of all time!

[@annakeye]

Great video, Joe. Seriously. I'm now wondering if there's a way for the programming of JWST can be applied to earlier images from Hubble and other scopes to sharpen the information they've provided. Like getting a 1920s photo and adding information in an image enhancement programme like ™Photoshop, perhaps.

[@seasonallyferal1439]

I look at the astronomy sites for info. I look to you for enthusiasm for it.

[@annalorree]

Bravo for including the words “probing” and “Uranus” in the same sentence. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@kima.6611]

Hello, Dr. Becky! I love her channel. Great video. It was great seeing a recap of these discoveries.

[@nasis18]

I love Uranus. So big, and colorful.

[@LoveMunch-ev8uh]

This came out on my birthday! What a nice present 😊

[@SCFlabbergaster]

As much as I like many of your sponsors, this is literally the best one I have heard of, likely ever. I've been searching for true, unbiased, quality "news" for years now and have come to the unfortunate realization that there is no such thing in today's emotionally charged, manipulative environment. Having the capacity to judge the neutrality of your news and maybe use it for personal reflection and making yourself a better, more informed citizen is far more valuable than most would first think.

[@user-yd1ll6kl4q]

Good Job Joe!!

[@trumpingtonfanhurst694]

Yes, I'm still blown away JWST launched and made it through everything and is actually working. There was a time many thought it would never be.

[@jerrylee8261]

Was great that NASA waited until it was 100% ready before launching.

[@Philfluffer]

I did exactly the same thing after it was launched. Checked on it day after day (actually several times a day).

[@karengerhardt6008]

Ah yes... Melmac, located in the Aldente Nebula. Love the ALF reference. 😂 Also love the image of "a pool filled with glitter". This is my new favourite video. 🌟

[@WeglowySzowinista]

Great video. However we did take quite a few direct photos of exoplanets before JWST :)