5 Incredible Things We've Already Discovered thanks to the James Webb Telescope

[@TimberworksTables]

I'm one of the thousands that spent years designing and building this amazing telescope. Even *we* are amazed at what our work has produced!

[@danbuckley6584]

That's awesome, it really is awesome what has already come from it.

[@dwightbelinfanti836]

Wow that's amazing 👏

[@flipflop82ful]

Good thing you didn't hire spaceX, fanboys would have cheered while your hard work exploded into little bits of space debis.

[@jedaaa]

Awww look at the little naysayer who doesn't understand what he's talking about 😅 ​@flipflop82ful

[@trumpone4443]

That's pretty awesome.

[@scottantonille784]

As someone who spent more than 10 years of my life putting JWST together and making sure it worked right, it’s nice to see it highlighted in your work. Thanks.

[@seanstewart8942]

Me too, I designed it 😊

[@glennllewellyn7369]

Well done! I changed the oil on my lawnmower, my wife is kinda proud.

[@djstarrjunkie]

@scottantonille754 Any new discovery JWST brings to the public is similar to a Christmas morning~ Exciting, new surprises, infinite possibilities~ I'm a kid again where learning about our Universe is priceless~ TY.

[@scottantonille784]

Obviously I am only one of the hundreds across the globe who dedicated themselves to JWST, but I think we all consider it our baby.

[@Rancid-Jane]

I thank you for you work. Technicians and engineers like you are invaluable as exploratory tech becomes more and more advanced.

[@Busmagnus]

A tip for the sound engineer. Relax with the compressor, i can hear all the inhales the dude is taking and it is really distracting. Otherwise, if you really need to push the compressor that hard. Just edit the inhales down so they are not that loud.

[@dddaddy]

I agree. Plus, has something changed in the audio quality in the last few videos? It's like he's slurring the words and speaking very fast. I'm asking because I'm trying out new speakers for the tv and it coincides with this new weirdness for me.

[@M3PH11]

@@dddaddy he is talking faster. it's almost like he went down into the basement and danny gave him some powder to inhale but i do not hear slurring

[@tamarothA]

And here I thought that I hear the inhales because I'm high as balls. But I compared woth other vids and it wasn't used to be like that before.

[@ernsailor9041]

I just commented the same thing then looked to see if it was noticed by anyone else and here we are.

[@Stable_Genius]

He's not talking too fast. Are we special needs?

[@s.crawford12]

I was on pins and needles watching this telescope launch, set up and start sending its first images. I wanted this to be a success so much even though i had nothing to do with building or designing it. I love science and i wanted so much to have everyone's hard work pay off and they all deserved the success they all earned. From my heart to yours, thank you, you are a rockstar and we cant wait to hear what you discover. ❤

[@timradde4328]

Me too. So many things could have gone wrong and the Maytag guy said he's not going there to fix it if it does. :)

[@alphagt62]

After the start of Hubble, I was honestly worried about the James Webb. Hats off to the designers and builders of this huge success! Why Congress kept withdrawing the money, causing them to have to start over again and again was a huge waste of money in the long run, and despite their wishy washy ways NASA got it done in high fashion!

[@bigoljoe1829]

My heart has nearly never sunk as hard as it sunk when the first reports of meteoroid damage came out, considering its location and it being impossible to mount a repair mission.

[@typeterkin]

😂 Same❤

[@cheekyb71]

I consider myself a smart woman, I have a masters in education and have almost a whole 4 year health degree under my belt.... I don't know why I watch these videos - I understand about half the words, and even fewer concepts. I never feel more stupid than when trying to get a grasp on physics. The people who do get it, and the ones who are advancing it? Mind blowing!! Keep it up!! ❤

[@dcstrng1]

Ditto... never mind all the post graduate work, I just watch these to be amazed... 🥺

[@timradde4328]

It's never a bad thing to learn. I don't it all either, but it's still fascinating.

[@alphagt62]

You are expanding your mind! A wise person never stops learning, you’d be surprised at how much you now understand that you didn’t a few years ago, and how much more you will understand in the future! And yes, these people who can figure these things out from such great distances are pure genius! Same for quantum physics, reading up on how they discovered and proved atoms, electrons, and other particles is mind blowing considering how long ago they devised the experiments that proved their theories. Who will be the next Tesla, or Einstein?

[@jonathandutra4831]

Everyone has gifts in certain areas of life no doubt.

[@bazzer124]

Tools like the JWST help science prove that there are always more questions to ask about the universe than answers to give. So cool. Cheers....

[@NeutralDrow]

Cosmology's one of those fields where even figuring out _what_ questions to ask is difficult, but exciting.

[@tgdm]

And one of those fields where we get almost obnoxiously-excited at the prospect of being proven wrong with new data.

[@theshadowoftruth7561]

Questions are more important than answers !

[@alphagt62]

Steven Hawking was of the mind that everything was already figured out, humans had answered all the big questions. All that was left were details. While he was extremely intelligent, I think these new telescopes, and discoveries at the sub atomic level, have proven him wrong. As it turns out we know very little, which is great for those who have yet to make big discoveries!

[@himnishishaan2364]

I don't think even James webb telescope can figure out how many channels this man has 😂

[@J30YLK]

You can spend a lifetime exploring the Whistlerverse and still leave more to discover

[@Tsar-Czar]

Infinity

[@StoccTube]

It does spot the smaller ones by accident occasionally

[@yecto1332]

He's johnny sins of youtube

[@jackmcandle6955]

He’s, he’s AI 🤖 😂, kidding, he is a master of concise delivery of information.

[@mischeviouslingo8065]

The language of science is precise. Thank you for being one of the few podcasts that use exact and correct language to describe science to us half-learned

[@X22GJP]

Speak for yourself.

[@sirfer6969]

He still can't say "kilometres" correctly

[@realdreamerschangetheworld7470]

@@sirfer6969different dialects

[@crunks420]

Thank his writers. All this man does is read scripts.

[@DonnaChamberson]

He’s not actually British first of all. He grew up in Michigan. 😂

[@saydvoncripps]

I brought my son 2 images taken by this telescope. I was so awe struck by the pictures,the beauty of stars and nebulae, the amazing universe we live in. I couldn't help but think of all the scientists that have contributed to our knowledge and what they would have given to see these images. Douglas Adams said something like, the garden is beautiful, it doesn't need fairies at the bottom of it. Sums it up for me.

[@TheEducat0r]

Who needs sci-fi when reality serves up discoveries like these? James Webb Telescope, you're a star!

[@FrankOdonnell-ej3hd]

I know there was some controversy about webb due to its ten billion price tag as some scientists thought the money could have been better spent on a variety of smaller but useful projects. Also there were issues with the lengthy time it took to design and build it and fears of a launch disaster that could end it all but looks it was one big gamble with results better than anyone dreamed of.⚛😀😀

[@pobsdad]

That seems to be the thing with space exploration. Everything we do (Hubble, the Mars landers, Voyager 1and 2, etc) either crash and burn or blow our minds! Massive gambles, but the results are well worth the cost.

[@jokerace8227]

It is both an engineering and a scientific advancement when it works out, which I also believe is worth the cost and effort, as is the case with the JWST.

[@Thurgosh_OG]

They are building a bigger version as we speak. And a couple of others, of similar size but specialised for specific light frequencies.

[@biazacha]

In a way human history with exploration is just constant gambles: be it remote areas, underwater or outer space is a bunch of money, planning and some folks crazy enough to try despite the huge probability of going wrong.

[@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music]

Wait--this nonsense cost _10 BILLION DOLLARS???_

[@rockythao5394]

This just hurts the brain, to think about just how little we know about the existence of, well, existence.

[@adamredwine774]

Well, we know both very little and also a tremendous amount. Think of it like our understanding of a hurricane. We can know a lot about how and why they form and do what they do but we’ll never know the exact position and velocity of every raindrop.

[@SebHaarfagre]

@@adamredwine774 And we have done wonders in biology, come far with DNA and brains and immune systems and whatnot... yet we have not even _seen_ the _tip_ of the iceberg of _how_ and _why._ Cosmology and Neurology are equally mind boggling to me. As well as some philosophical subjects like phenomenalism How can for instance some "simple" neurons or energy impulses "know" what to do and form any semblance of coherency, let alone conscience or perception. How can microbiological forms on such small scales act almost as if they "knew" what they were doing. How come we are both the greatest caretakers but also greatest destructors of our known universe.

[@adamredwine774]

@@SebHaarfagre I never understood why people think conscience is so terribly hard to understand. It seems pretty straightforward to me. And yes, i understand that the nervous system is very complex and that we don’t fully understand every aspect of perception, but the basic concept that simple chemical mechanisms underlay conscience seems perfectly understandable to me.

[@richpalm616]

Perfectly stated

[@mrfattypancakes]

Information doesn't come from mass or energy, it only comes from a mind 👍 The instruction book of life is the most complicated, intricate, intelligent, information packed into EVERY SINGLE LIVING CELL. Even Darwin, from his own statements, would not believe in Darwinian evolution today with the knowledge we have of the complexity of a single cell now- irreducible complexity. The same God that wrote that book inspired a book for you to read, to help you in the life He gave you, intentionally, of His own free will. That's the best selling book of all time- the Bible. Read the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John- the eyewitnesses to Jesus' life and sacrifice for YOU.

[@JoeHrovat]

It seems that we are learning enough to know that we don’t know anything yet. We are still young and relatively new at this whole space study venture

[@benfox6383]

Always been the way

[@timradde4328]

But many don't let their hubris get in the way. We know so little, yet many think we know so much.

[@MakesCache]

All i can hear is him taking breaths between words and i cant unhear it now.

[@zorven]

I had to stop watching because of this

[@EllieMaes-Grandad]

Ever listened to Kate Garraway on Smooth Radio? She's even worse . . .

[@Adam-zr9qy]

Whaaat😂 why did you do this to me😂😂😂😂😂

[@MakesCache]

@Adam-zr9qy didnt mean to spread that black magic to you.

[@Adam-zr9qy]

@@MakesCache you have been shunned upon!😂

[@bubbathedm]

Clarke’s First Law: “When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.”

[@Iscream4j0y]

Same for a software developer honestly 😂 every time I've told someone something isn't possible, it's because I wasn't experienced enough, now I just describe the time it'll take

[@demoneIephant]

Simon Whistler you are single handedly educating the Internet! I love you so much my guy, all your channels are so interesting! ❤

[@stevennicholas4708]

He has a team he just reads but... yes lol

[@xjunkxyrdxdog89]

Dude has a dozen writers... 💀

[@ellen9575]

​@@xjunkxyrdxdog89 He does, but would you or many of us know anything about this if Simon wasn't the one reading it to us.

[@xjunkxyrdxdog89]

@ellen9575 how known these topics are isn't relevant to the point that he's not doing this "single handedly".

[@ellen9575]

@xjunkxyrdxdog89 and he's very very upfront about that, just look in his cellar.

[@joshm3484]

Whatever this telescope cost, it was a bargain.

[@larrywhittaker9901]

UNLIKE MAAANY other "EXPENDITURES" 🤔

[@dezpotizmOFheaven]

Not even 1% of what the US spends on their military in just 1 year.

[@anthonyrobinson3514]

Pennies compared to we spend on other things that arnt necessarily at all

[@SuperCatacata]

Yep, there is no pricetag on such groundbreaking knowledge.

[@TheDraeg]

It was purchased on a deep discount sale for 346 trillion dollars.

[@ME-ke7qc]

im 51 years old i wanna see some aliens man

[@patriciaaturner289]

I’m two decades older, and I agree. I’ve wanted to meet space aliens since I first watched the cartoon Col. Bleep at the age of 6.

[@beatooze8025]

Go have a conversation with an octopus. Might be the closest thing we get lol.

[@sympathy_for_strays]

​@@beatooze8025fr

[@CliffSedge-nu5fv]

Why?

[@beatooze8025]

​@@CliffSedge-nu5fvmost species have likeness in multiple branches of evolution. We can, for example, trace dogs back to prehistoric times. Rodents, mammals and reptiles and what became of even the most remote ancestors. But cephalopods, that is crazy obscure. They share so little with others in their environment and resemble even less. They very well could be a foreign body that is "alien" to our evolution pool.

[@AbqRealDeals]

I'm currently 70 yo. I'm completely blown away by what is being revealed - and I hope to live to see the discovery of life elsewhere in our galaxy. Bravo for your excellent illustrations and no BS delivery.

[@ignitionfrn2223]

0:50 - Chapter 1 - Impossible galaxies 5:00 - Chapter 2 - Oldest black holes in the galaxy 8:05 - Chapter 3 - Dozens of jumbos 10:40 - Chapter 4 - A small rock 12:55 - Chapter 5 - Possible signs of life on another planet

[@vetinaris1297]

Chapter 1 & 2 - debunked false info proven false even before the video was made.

[@philosophicaltool5469]

oh the irony, starting off with "Impossible galaxies".. (according to their Standard Model, that falls flat on its face every time its predictions fail. Which is mostly all the time... ) .. to then tell you about "oldest black holes in the galaxy". Which seems fine, but only when you believe in such nonsense as Black Holes...

[@Dsnipez18]

Links please ​@@vetinaris1297

[@siyrean]

A disturbingly large amount of people in the comments don’t seem to understand that all statements made about the theories of the universe include the caveat - “Given the information we had at the time.” as if theories aren’t meant to be tested and broken when new information comes in to play, and that such things are celebrated rather than scorned.

[@iconofsin1043]

Exactly, that's how basic logic works

[@xgentis]

Some still bring up the bible, don't waste your time trying to fix stupid.

[@MineCraft-nz9pg]

The problem is that theories are treated as proven facts by the majority of people who know about it, mainly the general public.

[@romanyrose4074]

No these rock stars have been acting like they KNOW everything. I'm sick of the hubris that is in charge of "science" they lie to us to get all that funding it's a grift.

[@Chris-hx3om]

If they haven't passed as many tests as we can devise, they are still just hypotheses, not Theories.

[@NomaddUK]

Once you notice Simon's sharp intake of breath you keep hearing it. Trust me.

[@arunmoses2197]

Dude I noticed it before I saw this comment and I can't unnotice it.

[@Adam-zr9qy]

I hate you guys😂😂😂

[@NomaddUK]

@@Adam-zr9qy Nah ya don't. 😁

[@zepherreload]

Dammmmm yoooouuuu hahahaha

[@draconbacon6395]

You... What have you done?

[@bariman223]

This video makes me think that the big bang theory may need revision in the future.

[@phapnui]

Every theory is subject to change. That is what is great about science. It is understood by every scientist that with new evidence, applicable theory reevaluated.

[@CliffSedge-nu5fv]

All theories undergo revision all the time.

[@bjhudson7673]

There's probably already a betting pool on new, alternative, and updated hypotheses based on how far out each researcher team's time with the telescope is dated. If there's not yet, I need to talk with some bookies.

[@Alaster-]

Similar to observing ripples from a rock landing in a pond, there's enough evidence that the big bang occurring can't really be disputed. What is definitely up for grabs is the why and how. And what was before that...

[@kwaki-serpi-niku]

​@@Alaster-The Big bang can't be refuted.....🤔. So you're telling me that all those billions of years ago, there was some unbelievably dense point of matter that popped into existence from somewhere. We don't know where it came from, but trust us....that point of matter was there. Something caused that miraculously dense point of matter to explode....oh sorry, rather expand into something. Oh yeah. What did that point of matter exist in? Was it space? No, but it existed in something. We just don't know what it was. Then that point of matter for some reason or under some mechanism that we don't understand or know why.... decided to explode or rather expand into the universe that we know today. That's one hell of a yarn as far as I'm concerned. I don't believe in fantastical bullshit. If you want to, go right ahead.

[@MzeeMoja1]

You've got to love how scientists come up with a different story whenever they are challenged by new observations that do not align with their previous ones, and how only they give a nod to that new story. It's a world of making things up as they go along

[@JustinLHopkins]

Uhhhh, because that’s how science works. Once new information is discovered, the science changes and they build on from there. Why is that a problem? You’re here today enjoying KZbin because of science. You’ll live longer than any previous generation because of science. You get to witness the infancy of space exploration because of science. You don’t die if small pox because of science, yet you criticize them for changing their theories once new information emerges? That’s just stupid. Obviously the scientific method works because look where we are today and look how fast we’ve accelerated. You should be thankful to the people who change the world and stop bitching about what they do when new information comes online.

[@codybailey855]

I love the fact that the more we see, the more we find out we don't know.

[@LivingWithTheCoopers]

You know when someone points something out and you can never unsee, or unhear it again... From this point onwards, you will always hear the absolute gargantuan breaths Simon takes between sentences. You don't become a big brain without big breaths!

[@mizzshortie907]

I noticed them as well!! I love his channels and videos but they could do with editing these out for the sake of my sanity

[@LivingWithTheCoopers]

@mizzshortie907 there isn't editing software strong enough to remove them! Ha ha

[@littleblackcat2273]

If you've ever watched a news or weather report, you can hear the big gasps of breath inward as they talk... once having focused on them, it is difficult to try to not hear them.

[@mcv2178]

I'm okay with hearing people breath; I do it myself, like, ALL the time! Seriously, I understand how it could be annoying, but I guess my brain just edits it out for me. : )

[@ssj2_snake]

You are history's greatest monster

[@bladedicedragon]

Hubble walked so JWST could sprint.

[@zoltanszabados8445]

Re: the excessive compression on Simon’s dialogue: it’s really difficult to lower the volume of his breathing because the original audio was compressed too hard. It has nothing to do with phase, professional engineers record dialogue in mono (his voice was recorded in mono, correct?) Best option: create a frequency profile of the breaths, attenuate those freqs with an eq and side chain it to a downward expander with very fast attack & decay. Flux makes a dedicated downward expander but you can get the same results with Fabfilter Pro-MB.

[@daveowen8602]

One of the things that's impressive about science is its disciplined enough to say it was wrong when new evidence comes to light, unlike some other human activities.

[@TexasTimeLord]

Years ago, I wrote a paper arguing that the universe is much older than 13.5 billion years. Many scientists now believe it's at least 20. The fact that there are stars older than the universe itself should have been a clue. This makes those huge bright distant galaxies far more understandable

[@SebHaarfagre]

But the largest problem is that "time" is a man-made concept and it's arbitrary and subject to things like energy, mass and other things. I've never understood (after realizing the full picture) how "everybody" is so caught up in trying to use "time" as a _constant._ It is fallacious at best, most probably wild guesses, and misleading bollocks at worst. Why isn't _energy_ the common denominator, even in "hobby" usage?

[@HaYlEeXx19]

@@SebHaarfagreyou sound really smart 😍😯😯😯

[@tonywells6990]

There are no confirmed stars older than the universe, and your claim of 'many scientists' is wrong. Maybe a few.

[@bigoljoe1829]

@@SebHaarfagre Time cannot be both a man made concept and ALSO be subject to things like energy, mass etc. You're good at using big words to *sound* like you know what you're talking about, but you really dont. You're operating from a fundamental misunderstanding of both time as a colloquial concept and as a part of the universal fabric.

[@captainunderpants200]

It's amazing how much getting more information has lead us to question the very fundamentals of what we understand about the universe. If so many things are 'impossible' according to the 'Big Bang' model, then perhaps instead of coming up with complicated hypotheses to explain it, maybe the model needs to be revised or even scrapped. And we're still just talking about the observable universe, even if that has gotten slightly bigger.

[@pinkpowerofgrayskull]

The Big Bang is their baby, they will do everything to keep it alive.

[@JohnRoach-jn4dg]

I agree. Scrap the Big Bang model.

[@bench-clearingbrawl7737]

My father helped build the JWT in the early 2000’s working at Northrop Grumman, in El Segundo, CA. He retired in 2011 after working there for 37 years. His highlighted resume: B-2 Stealth Bomber International Space Station James Webb Telescope Background: Grew up in a small ranch in Mexico. Grew up eating beans and corn tortillas EVERYDAY, no other choice. He started working at the age of 4 taking care of cows, then 7 he started growing corn crops, teenager started building stone/boulder fences. Migrated to America at the age of 16 with only $30. Started working at Northrop in the early 1970’s as a sweeper. Then moved up to eventually create tools for Northrop to build aerospace technology and worked on hundreds of aerospace and military. Mexican migrants are a jewel to America’s advancements DON’T HATE CONGRADULATE!

[@saydvoncripps]

And I'm so grateful. I live in London, we love our Mexicans.

[@SeanP7195]

Sounds like you can make a more powerful statement in reverse.

[@tomkop213]

With so many scientist with their projects waiting for JWST observation time and the shere amount of incredible things that the telescope has already found we should put at least 5 JWST-y telescopes in space one after another every six months. I know the cost was huge and the process was time consuming but there arent enough hours in a day for all the people who want to peek trough the instruments of this AMAZING telescope. However....i heard that the plans for even better and biger ground and space telescopes are already in motion. Good video.

[@jamesspears7242]

*** - "sheer"...

[@mrthingy9072]

The more things we discover, the more questions we have. The more answers we find, the more questions we have. I love it! I really wish I could have been in astrophysics.

[@mikebrown9850]

For all who are futilely complaining about the incessant deep in breathing of Simon,there is a neat feature in the settings of KZbin channels, it’s called closed caption or CC. Using this feature instantly eliminates all obnoxious background or foreground noises! Ingenious!

[@artdonovandesign]

Thank you, Simon, et al, for this great episode. As always- a stunning and provocative presentation. Simply Amazing!

[@jasonsanders8797]

Has it found the edge of the ever expanding 'List of Simon Whistler's Channels'?

[@ElenarMT]

Don't be ridiculous. We'll find the limits to the universe before we find the end of Simon's channels

[@jasonsanders8797]

He literally has a channel with almost 100k subs....and ZERO f**king videos! And the worst part is...I'm one of the subs!

[@phapnui]

I strongly suspect he is part of a set of identical quintuplets. And each of them fathered a set of identical quintuplets. And so on and so forth

[@tr1p1ea]

He has 1 channel in each universe and KZbin is viewing them across the multiverse.

[@jasonsanders8797]

@ChrisKatsu 'The Whistlerverse'. I like that. I think you just coined a new phrase. We should all try to get Simon to do a video on 'The Whistlerverse' as if he has no idea what it is. I know the whole meta thing has been done to death, but i think that would actually be pretty cool.

[@RoligHoomanEmperor]

An episode about the JWST but the thumbnail is from Hubble.

[@Coastfog]

I should've known there was already someone here who noticed. 😄

[@animalbird9436]

​@@CoastfogIs Simons head on upside down?

[@rgerber]

@animalbird9436 his whole room is actually upside down and he is hanging down like a bat

[@tietosanakirja]

Hi, I'm sorry to bring this up, but your audio seems to have an issue. It sounds like you have exposed hard walls around you, accross each other. There appears to be a short hard echo that dies out slowly (like ~0.5 seconds). They are more prominant on certain frequencies, around the frequency of your speach. It seems the sound can bounse multiple times and still be picked up by the microphone. It reduces the clarity of your voice and gets iritanting in the long run. You may know all of this already, but you may add acoustic panels or heavy cloth on the walls at the points of primary reflection. I don't see your microphone, but you may consider bringing it closer to you, increasing signal to echo ratio. If you have already treated your walls, it's possible the echo comes from your floor and roof. Your production quality for video is so high, it would be a shame, if your sound were to lagg behind. Anyways. Thank you for your videos. They are generally very well made.

[@andrewb9790]

This all boils down to "we simply don't know". Our journey to understand the universe has only just begun.

[@0neIntangible]

As well as "More research is needed", and "We may find out, further down the road", "Only time will tell".

[@JohnRoach-jn4dg]

@@0neIntangible Scientists love mysteries, It is an appeal for more money to fund the inveestigation.

[@nachoman]

he's not even gonna expand on the giant bear in space? that's terrifying

[@jajo1166]

Space truly is amazing

[@Wheel_Horse]

In the future, if they can 'zoom out' far enough on the Universe, they'll see a super massive Mandelbrot Set. All that 'dark energy' that they can't find is the space that is outside of the set.

[@gargoyleb]

I just love that the JWST creates as many questions as it answers.

[@anonymousrex5207]

There are so many things out there we still need to discovery and/or figure out.... it really is humbling that every time we make new breakthroughs in technology, the usual first thing that comes up is more questions than answers. I am looking forward to seeing what comes next from the JWST.

[@JungleJargon]

Cosmologists are the greatest… “Bursty star formation” 👀😳

[@philosophicaltool5469]

*charlatans

[@JungleJargon]

@@philosophicaltool5469 The explanation for star formation is somehow missing from the script.

[@philosophicaltool5469]

@@JungleJargon the whole video is missing mainly a lot of common sense, much like the field of theoretical physics.

[@itemlocation]

I enjoyed your making fun of the phrase "Bursty star formation". But that is the way language works. You have to give something a "name" or "it" can't be talked about. Think about the name "Big Bang". This is actually a derogatory term given to "it" by its detractors. By giving "it" the name "Big Bang", you have given "it" a "handle" as the CBers (Citizen's Band radio) would have called it 50 years ago. Now, we can talk about "it" because "it" now has an agreed upon name, even if "it" is a silly name. Shakespeare said, "A rose by any other name would smell just as sweet." What he meant is that if we call a rose a "turd biscuit" it would still smell the same. Calling the process something silly like "Bursty star formation" does not undermine the serious attempt to differentiate the process from other, standard types of star formation. Think of it another way, would you rather it be called, "The Stevenson-Hewitt post-modern analogous rapid aggregation stellar nursery model" or "Bursty star formation." Sometimes, silly is superior to superfluous. Thanks for the smile.

[@JungleJargon]

@@itemlocation You can’t really talk about something that doesn’t exist. Star formation is an assumption without an actual process considering that energy and matter can’t make or direct themselves.

[@MetalSlug-ev5wu]

Perhaps time for us to recognise we don’t know sh*t. Our civilisation is young and we’re still learning

[@stevenson720]

Learning like what this is, and as far as knowing shit, we know a lot more than we used too. I don't really get your point.

[@saydvoncripps]

I know. What a future can we have. Just have to sort out who gets to be our leaders, or have none at all, and we might just make it

[@clivemahony9827]

People should not be surprised when we see the universe surprises us isn't that the point of science to learn new things even if one of those things is we were wrong 😊

[@awandererfromys1680]

People expected to be surprised, it's just that the surprises far exceeded expectations.

[@captainspaulding5963]

Scientists LOVE to be surprised, it's quite literally what keeps the field growing.

[@matthewpiper6526]

Loved this. Excellent empiricism, pace and explanatory elegance. Thank you!

[@Lark88]

It's exciting to see that we can start to see stuff out there that we have little reference point for or can't even begin to understand

[@user-bb6ur9kb4i]

Love your work Simon

[@vladalterax9840]

You can't just say "primordial black holes formed right after or BEFORE the Big Bang" as a throwaway line. AFAIK time emerged from the Big Bang. So, what gives?

[@jimthar17]

Cool vid but the sound of you inhaling is distracting. Might wanna work that out with your Mic.

[@tr1p1ea]

Yeah he should do the entire thing in 1 breath.

[@Beeza2996]

@@tr1p1ea Okay bro, you got your smart-ass sarcastic comment in for the day. Congratulations 😃👍 But seriously, the audio is definitely off in this video.

[@excrono]

@@tr1p1ea Breath control goals.

[@gishman5000]

I've always been a bit of a space nerd kinda geeking out on the photos before JWST. Seeing the first deep field view from JWST and the picture of the Pillars of Eternity made me fall in love with space and our universe all over again. Can't wait to see what else we can find out there and what the next space telescope will be able to do.

[@scottread]

Once you've noticed Simon's frequent sharp intake of breath throughout his narration, you can't unnotice it.

[@whiterice87]

Dear Editor, can you focus on quieting his inhales. they are much more pronounced than they used to be, and have become quite distracting the content.

[@Britgirl58]

I totally agree. Maybe he should just slow down.

[@SquidlyFishBeans]

Editor: *Shadow bans* 'This fool knows too much'

[@Scomppy]

Well I hadn’t noticed it until you pointed it out ffs

[@wichiewichie]

Keep it to yourself the next time. Now it’s all I hear 🙉

[@richd4819]

Damn you. I didn’t hear them till I read your comment. Hahahahahaha

[@KarlBunker]

It would be good if images that are artist's conceptions or CG were labeled as such, so they aren't mistaken for actual photographs.

[@mikejones-vd3fg]

I agree but im not worried, have you seen the images comming out of Mars? Way better then any CG depiction, the truth is actually stranger/more beautiful than fiction, theres black sand dunes and blue rocks... no one would have thought to model that on Mars.

[@DeeGee-mv6eq]

You actually believe those "photos" are from mars?? 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@mikejones-vd3fg]

@@DeeGee-mv6eq Yeah I really do, I'm sorry but our art is cool but not as cool as what nature's produced, that includes us.

[@fabianmckenna8197]

​@@DeeGee-mv6eq The area being checked out and photographed on Mars is huge so it should be a simple job for you to utilise Google maps to identify the exact Earthly area you claim is being used instead. Just think of the instant stardom and fame along with billions of "likes" that awaits your groundbreaking discovery when showing that to the world. We're waiting...........................................

[@mikereid1195]

As usual when someone says "This shouldn't be possible" what they are really saying is "We do not understand the science behind this yet"

[@vgstellar]

No shit

[@scowi3]

@@vgstellar It means the Big Bang Theory is wrong but they aren't allowed to say it.

[@JohnRoach-jn4dg]

@@scowi3 Abandon the Big Bang Theory.

[@jmik6229]

Some scientific disciplines create really highfalutin names for their concepts, and use terminology that’s little more than inscrutable technical jargon to anyone who is not in that field. But in cosmology it’s like, “what should we call the enormous space circle that’s so dense not even light can escape? Eh, I dunno let’s just call it - black hole.” And when you’ve got a burst of bursty stars bursting - well, bud, that there’s a bursty star formation. Absolutely mind blowing concepts, all revealed by highly technical science, but the names - straightforward af.

[@stormycatmink]

What people keep forgetting is Dark Matter and Dark Energy aren't necessarily 'things', they are simply a gap where our observations don't match our mathematical models on how things should behave, unless you add some chunk of matter we can't see, and some energy we can't see. But it's just as likely that our understanding of how things work, and our mathematical models are just wrong. But because people called them 'matter' and 'energy' they keep looking for things, rather than looking for inaccuracies in the models.

[@doclewis8927]

OFF TOPIC -- Where is the microphone? Every breath you in take sounds like you've got the mic right up in your throat. It's very loud in the headphones and I can't listen any other way.

[@joachimb5721]

It‘s in the beard.

[@animalbird9436]

​@@joachimb5721I thought his head was on upside down😂😂

[@blakekizer6401]

I thought I was just stoned enough to hear that

[@danielmahoney8576]

Big fan I think your mic to close this vid getting a lot of breathing louder than normal

[@Moto_Medics]

It’s all I can hear

[@z-qh8fj]

hey this isn't VSAUCE

[@xtremenortherner]

If anyone doubts my IMHO, I'm a retired Chemist who worked as a lab technician in academia & industry for 25 years. The more we scrutinize our wonderful universe, the more our theories about origins, composition,etc are proven wrong. Instead, I predict,in the near future we will uncover even more evidence of a Grand Design. You have the choice of adhering to obsolete man-made theories about our existence in space or opening your mind and accepting the reality of our Maker...,

[@kevinbeazy]

Source for your credentials or stfu

[@Squidz66]

A thing so amazing. Involving so many bright people from everywhere. No war. We are all here.

[@ArchFundy]

Great vid. You have a minor prob with your audio. Every intake of breath sounds like you are taking a haul on a respirator. Do you smoke? Gasping for breath is not a good sign. Take it from someone with COPD.

[@redogg2749]

Sound is funky, tinny

[@andreamcleod9347]

Anyone else hearing the deep breaths in when he is talking? Gotta be a way to wait that out

[@Ozzywozzy]

The most amazing thing about the telescope isn't even the photos it brings us. It is the sheer engineering genius where there were more than 300 points of a possible failure and it all went off without a hitch. Best Christmas present ever and I'm Jewish!

[@1962brennan]

Nothing has ever defined the laws of physics. But we do make groundbreaking discoveries that defy our understanding of the laws of physics. This is how we learn

[@BOOGY110011]

is it me or host breathing is strongly laud between sentences?

[@takster050974]

Now I can’t unhear that. Thanks. 😭

[@MikeLacey52]

That constantly heard sharp intake of breath is really really really really really irritating. Stopped me watching. Sort the miking out please

[@CrazyUncleChris]

I'm not a Great Dane Mass Object. I'm more of a Morbidly Obese English Mastiff Mass Object.

[@txoilfield]

I'm a 13.7 Snowshoe Feline Mass Object

[@Linen-f4z]

It truly amazes me to think that scientists and astronomers can look that intensely at the universe, witness the unimaginable magnitude of these objects and how they interact, and still believe there’s a natural process that is the best at explaining it. With each new space discovery we realize how little we actually know or how ridiculous naturalistic methods are at explaining them. The heavens truly declare the glory of God. As soon as science adopts the supernatural we will have the grounds to actually advance as a society.

[@tylerchristensen1484]

“According to gas physics, an object as small as Jupiter…” Calling an object the size of Jupiter “small” is exactly why I love astronomy.

[@01gtbdaily30]

It’s almost like we have no clue what really happened billions of years ago and every time we make an educated guess that turns into fact only stays as such until we learn how wrong we are.

[@TekkLuthor]

We hardly have a clue to what happened yesterday

[@markymark3075]

Sophons. Innit.

[@ElenarMT]

Wha??

[@frankburdodrums8984]

WHAT AMAZES ME IS; The simultaneous existence of this telescope and poverty.

[@noelrios9320]

The theories of the last century are being put to the test and a lot are not holding up to evidence. New info is needed new theories need to be developed. An exciting epoch in the history of humankind's understanding of the universe no doubt.

[@MAlexander-b1o]

Pre-date the Big Bang. I'm sorry, what?

[@CBe-ot8vu]

It means before duh. What don't you understand?

[@MAlexander-b1o]

@@CBe-ot8vu It what a rhetorical question. What don't you understand?

[@captainspaulding5963]

​@@MAlexander-b1o perhaps you should stop expecting people to read your mind on the internet? Your post was formed in a question, which was answered.

[@MAlexander-b1o]

@@captainspaulding5963 Yes, it was a rhetorical question, as I already stated. Google that and stop expecting to understand things that you do not.

[@jacobkuntflapp]

Get a different narrator,please.

[@ThePugPrince]

With God these “impossible” ideas are very possible, HE did create the universe and everything in it.

[@Wolfie66]

These amazing discoveries by the JWT has renewed my interest in astronomy!

[@StevenBanks123]

The information density of these presentations is TWO magnitudes better than most sites and broadcast sources.

[@Marzano15]

Haha wow. I watch science videos on my tv at night until I fall asleep. KZbin auto-plays all the popular channels for me. Recently, contemplating space and what-not and on the verge of sleep... I was suddenly struck awake by the very distinct sound of repetitive gasping. I tried ignoring it and drifting off to sleep, but it wasn't possible. I ended up having wake up, find my remote and put an end to it. Then tonight I clicked on this video having forgotten about it, and got a few mins in before I noticed it again. And now it's all I can hear. I decided to get my phone out and make a constructive comment to the host and see if anyone else noticed it and to my surprise, a few of the top comments I saw addressed it. I think the reason it's happening is because he's spitting everything out as quickly as possible for time purposes while "doing a voice," exaggerating his accent when making these videos. I once saw him on some podcast and he talks nothing like he does in these videos. Imagine doing a long winded impression as quickly as possible.

[@DLee1100s]

One small (but VERY important) correction needed. You said (1:20 - 1:24) "the redness is a result of something called redshift which is caused by the expansion of the universe". You should have said "which is assumed to be caused by expansion of the universe." Feel free to substitute "assumed" for "thought" or even "believed".

[@tonywells6990]

Redshift is pretty much assumed to be caused by the expansion of the universe by pretty much every expert. The evidence is overwhelming. For instance, distant galaxies are much easier to see since they appear magnified in the sky. This is due to them being much closer to us when the light we see was emitted (redshift again confirmed to be due to expansion) so they look almost as large as closer galaxies.

[@JohnRoach-jn4dg]

Halton Arp (deceased) was banned because he questioned the assumed redshift.

[@Scott-vr3kf]

I love hearing about this kind of stuff. Even if these discoveries seem inconsequential at this time, they contribute to a massive body of work that may lead to our salvation as a species.

[@etherealenigma2008]

Excellent video. Thank you for putting it in the vernacular so mere mortals, like myself, could understand it. Fascinating!

[@wesleycwagner]

Strange how the paradigm is “this should be impossible” and not “we must have been wrong.”

[@sophdog1678]

I bet the universe is so much weirder than even this; I just wish we had FTL travel and could go and check out all the cool stuff in the cosmos.

[@grahamstewart615]

I worked on this for over a decade. Glad to see it works.

[@ZukeWolfTheFurry]

I do think that the "universe breakers" are quasar's it is just so impossibly bright with the amount of redshift, it should be a LOT dimmer, the chance of it being a quasar is pretty big, since the total star count was so huge, I think it was calculating the accretion disc and part of the quasar with all of the excess radiation. It would make sense. I want to be an astro-physicist for Nasa and I am 15, This stuff interests me and I found your channel, definitley subbing.

[@tedc6694]

I'm wondering if a de-esser would reduce the air intake whoosh we hear, presumably, because of the over compression used. Or is it just the use of the wrong microphone? Hmmm

[@flwrgirl_1]

i listen at .75 speed when i can't sleep. slows my brain right down and your vids at .75 are perfect

[@___Kelli___]

Thank you for the amazing video! And big thanks to the incredible minds that made JWST possible.

[@garypippenger202]

We continue to discover just how useful the JWST is and how it is a breakthrough for all involved to overcome the daunting task of stepping up to successfully address the complexities of conceiving, planning, building and delivering the planet to its correct place in space. And now we have an instrument that will help us supersede our considerable knowledge about the Cosmos to date by proving how much we don't yet know. It's just the greatest of success stories in so many ways. Congrats to all, and may they have the good fortune to see JWST last for years of service.

[@eveo7643]

It's kind of fun to watch the cosmologists struggle against the limits of their conjectures. It's not that science is wrong, btw, it's that the current dogmatic interpretations of our observations are mistaken--as is obviously the case or there would not be all these "mysteries."

[@--Valek--]

So many assumptions taken as fact explains why the standard model never predicts anything

[@Spark101.]

good video.....but truth is, we haven't got a clue about the universe.

[@robbabcock_]

JWST is going to teach us so much about the Universe. The problem is there's just one of them! It's like a keyhole with a hundred people standing in line crowding each other to peer through.