The James Webb Space Telescope's remarkable gifts

[@bjdefilippo447]

What a beautiful universe we live in. Thanks to all the engineers and scientists who made this possible, and the people who supported its funding.

[@jonathanyoung9369]

It's amazing to think that some of these engineers, scientists have spent their whole career on the JW telescope. The pride they must feel, knowing that this has been the sole purpose in their professional life (and in some ways personal) is palpable.

[@gregwilliams3120]

The Webb telescope is a nothing short of a miraculous achievement of humankind. And yet peace on earth eludes us.

[@jokerace8227]

If we took these mostly defense contractor corps that do some space exploration hardware such as JWST as a side hobby, and flipped their priorities there around, we might actually achieve peace on Earth. (ツ) ☕☕(ツ)

[@robbedontuesday]

@@jokerace8227 why would you say that? Because we are between Christmas and New Year?

[@rollinthunder1000]

Here's hoping looking out there will help us find more peace down here.

[@Kennardy]

I could sit through a 2 hour documentary about this!

[@hummersd]

Great segment, David Pogue and team! And for the telescope to last double the estimated life is incredible! The telescope team really did rise to the challenge, and exceeded expectations. The images really do put into perspective how small we are in the universe. All of the learnings gained will help us understand more, but far from the vastness of the universe. Wow.

[@Randall-qq3pv]

0:25

[@dsimon123]

Northrop Grumman has brilliant people. Happy Holidays

[@StopListenThink]

The actual telescope “ instrument” however was developed by Kodak/ITT Rochester… looking at it up close it was fabulous…. is the collaboration of many partnerships

[@leondarnell1]

Just imagine how much more impressive the next telescope will be and what it will discover!!!!

[@StopListenThink]

Gorgeous

[@johnishikawa2200]

We live in a time when technology like the JWST can let us see these images . It's like we are small children , peering over the top of our backyard fence for the first time , gaping in awe at the wider world outside . My personal favorites are images of galaxies , which our astronomers since Edwin Hubble in 1923 have figured out that these are actually " Island Universes " , with perhaps hundreds of billions of stars of their own . And now we know that the number of worlds - planets - that come with all of those stars is comparably huge . My own takeaway from these absolutely spectacular images is that it is preposterous to imagine that our little world consisting of our sun , the earth , and all of the planets and asteroids and dust that is our solar system , ALL of it amounting to less than even a mote of dust considering all that is out there , could be the ONLY world where life , and even technological life , arose .

[@adamhuffman3354]

Very perceptive. And I think that is what it will take, for us to change the way we see things in order for us to be successful in our evolution.

[@lyricallysupreme]

Life I agree with, life is probably abundant everywhere, b it technological life? Idk, earth might be the true anomaly there.

[@johnishikawa2200]

@lyricallysupreme : Hmmm ... considering that WE exist , and that our world is but one from among perhaps as many as 1 million × 1 TRILLION other worlds , leaves me with the feeling that SOMEWHERE out there there are other technological civilizations going through their own dramas , and wondering if THEY could be alone . We may never learn of them , even if they exist , but that doesn't diminish the fun that I get from thinking about it !

[@sirdiealot53]

I was so nervous when the rocket was launching. Glad everything went swimmingly

[@glnnchrstphr9717]

Awesome!!

[@mopthermopther]

If attacked by aliens, the telescope turns into a giant death ray.

[@socal5564]

I thought those pictures looked too good to be real. I'm glad they admitted it.

[@gorillashop337]

I wish you would do it story on the “Treaty of Nicea” 😮

[@davidlong1786]

I think the majority of the public has no idea that the colorized photos like those shown here, are not what you would see with the naked eye if you had the ability to see what the Webb telescope sees. Yes, like explained in the video, they have to do so to make the image more "realistic" by applying those RGB filters, which also is the same colors used by TV and computer monitors to reproduce color images. It is the closest interpretation of what the human eye might be able to see. I know some people that see these glorious color images then go out and buy a fancy telescope are let down when all they can see are smudgy grey of whiteish images though the eyepiece, so keep that in mind if you get a telescope as a gift this Christmas.

[@daveschlom4033]

Solid advice. A simple guide to the stars and a pair of 7×50 binoculars are a much better choice than a telescope for most folks. Most of the telescopes bought for Christmas are junk that will gather more dust than starlight!

[@mosshark]

Thank you, JWST Team.

[@DavidGalich77]

Looking through time. Yeah that is a huge jump in astronomy.

[@tonyfan3]

Fascinating!!

[@jonathangarcia9617]

Nice video of the day.❤🎉. 0:16 .❤🎉. 0:19 .

[@Bobalicious]

NASA. Masters of real-world origami.

[@jerryglazman260]

Sorry David but those are gold plated mirrors not gold plated lenses.

[@janetf23]

👍for🎄✨ from David Pogue and JWST, thanks🎀

[@Large74393]

It's wonderful!

[@steveconn]

Such beautiful sights. Almost as good as CGI in Star Trek. I don't think we have to turn everything into Christmas, though.

[@ferrero_rocher_]

We must. Because smart God created all this

[@jimparsons6803]

Speaking of sights of life via light passing through distant atmospheres; there's been detections of a molecule of rotting life: DMSO, for dimethylsulfoxide, should be a boggled in there somewhere. As related in a recent TY clip. No mention of a recent mentioning of the word 'Filioque', though.

[@jedi1967]

Great shot of Jupiter...no other SLR camera in the world can capture that...

[@ioanbota9397]

Really I like this video so so much

[@sallysprinkle5127]

Sooooo cool!

[@asicdathens]

The telescope saved all its propellant because the launch was perfect. Ariane 5 threaded the needle to deliver the spacecraft to the correct point

[@lourdessilva6442]

Sem palavras grata por poder assistir

[@robinhume8813]

Are images available that haven't been colorized?

[@JayThomas-yv3z]

AMEN FOR ALL🙏🙏🙏

[@marcellomunir3932]

If all people on Earth would put their energy towards the unlimited discoveries out there...

[@joeclark7298]

Who else got really sad when they heard that the only star it will never see is our Sun? 😭

[@shannonbowman5990]

😊❤

[@patrickgilbride8536]

I thought a meteorite was a meteor that has landed on earth.

[@JPumpkinKing]

Couldn’t care less about how far into the “past” it can see. I want to know what the planets it can see are like and if they are capable of sustaining life. THAT is what MOST of the public wants to know; are we alone in the universe. Who cares about how far away the dang thing can see. Whoopdeedoo. Show us some life sustaining planets. That’s the REAL discovery!

[@edyann]

❤

[@GodsOath_com]

God wants us to see his creation, that's why it didn't fail

[@bakedbeans3181]

James Webb - 33 🔺️🤦‍♂️

[@qake2021]

👍🇧🇷🇷🇺🇮🇳🇨🇳🇿🇦➕️✌️👏👏👏

[@thefpvlife7785]

Curious ... Does the MAGA crowd think this is fake as well?

[@manywayz2be]

Imagine letting politics get into your head. When almost none of it matters they will do what they do. What we do is what matters. Why do we care for politics when we can just build and put the peoples money together and make our own space program and work on leaving this planet and it's dipshit politics behind. We need to quit relying on the government.

[@thefpvlife7785]

@@manywayz2be Excellent point. TY

[@claudebregaint]

🎆🎆🎆🎆🎆😇👽

[@michaelhake2291]

No, no wise men "looked to the heavens", don't start with fairy tales when you're about to talk about actual science!!

[@TheOne1One1One1One]

I think people want to see the real images with no filters. Not these images enhanced by computers

[@ghenefer]

We would not be able to see the images if the scientists did not change the format. The human eye (or brain) has limited capability.

[@robbedontuesday]

WHY DO PEOPLE AT NASA HAVE TO BE SO CHEESY...?????

[@JS-yj7ow]

Almost turned this off as soon as they mentioned Pogue…. This wasn’t his typical over-the-top annoying delivery, but you could tell he tried a couple times.

[@herm43506]

A great story by David, but really? “Once upon a time?” Treating the birth of Christ as though it were a fairy tale? From this program, anymore? I’m not surprised, but I’m still disappointed…

[@davidlong1786]

"once upon a time" means just that....... it doesn't imply it's fiction.

[@glnnchrstphr9717]

Really? Get over it.

[@WeirGoi]

That’s because it is a fairy tale. Made up by frightened small humans.

[@hkamensky2]

Relax

[@lisarose7084]

Your god is so all-powerful that he gets sad and cries if maybe someone implied that the bible is fiction, and his followers don't immediately spring to his defense in the YT comment section.

[@FloridaMan69.]

I'm drinking nacho cheese

[@davidlong1786]

you mad man