Why the James Webb Space Telescope looks like that

A NASA astrophysicist explains humanity’s big new toy
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After 25 years and nearly $10 billion, the James Webb Space Telescope has finally left planet Earth. Billed as a successor to the beloved Hubble Space Telescope, the Webb’s mirror is six times larger and its instruments are tuned to observe longer wavelengths, in order to detect the stretched-out light from primitive galaxies 13.5 billion light years away.
That primary mission - to see the first stars and galaxies that formed after the Big Bang - determined the unusual and challenging design of the telescope. Instead of a shiny tube, the Webb Telescope looks like a giant honeycomb riding on a silver surfboard. The short answer to why it looks like that is: It needs to be very big and very cold.
In the video above, NASA astrophysicist Amber Straughn and Vox's Joss Fong build a small model of the telescope to explore its extraordinary design.
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[@Vox]

UPDATE: The first images from the James Webb Space Telescope have landed. Not only are they beautiful, they're a huge deal. Read more from Vox's Brian Resnick and view the photos here: bit.ly/3AKUdY0

[@had0j]

woah

[@maheshkantipamu1086]

Wow

[@Heni930]

Wow, I really appreciate this clear explanation of the JWST in such a short video. You made a complex topic easy to understand, and more importantly you packed so much information into a short space, awesome. I can't wait to see the link you shared us as well!!!

[@Heni930]

unfortunately, no video in the link, I thought it was a video with explanation.😞😴

[@Hexagonius-js8tl]

It is made of hexagons and as we all know hexagons are the bestagons

[@denzeltan4190]

@CGP Grey

[@lyndsikaya]

Bonnie Bee here. Can confirm 🐝

[@SS-eu2ef]

Aah a man of culture i see

[@Josh-yp3nv]

@vihart Maybe the only step up from hexagons is hexaflexagons 😉

[@fandroid6491]

Squares are the worst. Too square and fair

[@artygeezy80082]

I wish everyone could see the importance of what the Webb telescope will capture! The results will fascinate billions. Jeez, I hope everything (literally) unfolds successfully!

[@vivianvaldi7871]

No one can understand that buddy, such a pity. Hope u can help us.

[@hermeslein6614]

America worst third wolrd country

[@ilsunnylo3562]

At this rate of global warming, we will be roasted within 50 years.

[@acasccseea4434]

but unfortunately, it first needs my party winning comes before health, jobs, and ambitions

[@Lazer-bp9lf]

True

[@sklolaa]

I remember my school having some person from NASA over to talk about this telescope a decade ago. I remember them specifically talking about how it'll take 10 ish years before launch. It's just cool to me to see!

[@sleepyheadfpv1507]

Did you go to school in SoCal? It was built in Redondo Beach!! I’m about 40 miles away and also had a guy from Northrop Grumman/NASA come by!

[@grimsobad8545]

@@sleepyheadfpv1507 what a crossover episode

[@capt.heinrich6945]

I like how I'd associate 'a decade ago' as sometime in the 1990s when in fact it's 2010

[@sinisamarkovic6528]

its called preconditioning, youre welcome

[@somebrokefella5522]

@@capt.heinrich6945 don't do that, you gonna make me feel old

[@oftenlucid]

I love this format. It is comfortable and feels like they are just sitting down at a kitchen table and talking. And building it gives them time to think about questions. . . Thanks Vox and the scientific communities' of Canada, Europe and the US. We all really need a "win" right now, and the is feeling like that. . .

[@rhijulbec1]

I thought so too! Easy to understand, well researched, great props.

[@drizzle8309]

"Why hexagons?" Because hexagons are the bestagons!

[@DavidChipman]

Thank you! Was thinking that myself.

[@hardware_geek8136]

Fellow cpg grey watcher I see

[@RandomGuy-hb3ub]

I salute you fellow cgp grey fan!

[@rokusvandendool4563]

A man of culture I see

[@fandroid6491]

Finally

[@Raverzdreams]

The Hubble caught some amazing images with such outdated technology. This telescope will blow our minds

[@SamyasaSwi]

It won't be pretty pictures as the Hubble I assume though

[@flamethrower883]

@@SamyasaSwi Amazing is subjective. But one thing for sure is that it'll definitely be more detailed. Primarily because this telescope allows us to see past the dust clouds that obscures the light that Hubble isn't capable of seeing. There's a picture of the Eagle nebula from SmarterEveryday's video last year about this that illustrates what I'm talking about.

[@SamyasaSwi]

@@flamethrower883 Sure, but I just said that it won't be "pretty" pictures like Hubble because the JWT is near infrared...so no colours I assume.

[@Nico-dt5hu]

@@SamyasaSwi I think youre making a flawed assumption. It is true that we see different wavelengths in the visible light section of the electromagnetic spectrum and thats why see colors, but you can just shift the wavelength. Its not easy to understand. Lets say that a 10 unit long light is red and a 5 unit long light is purple. Problem is JWST captures 15-20 unit long light. But we can train computers to identify 20 unit long light as red and 15 unit long light as purple. So it can still have color, just not what we would see. Plus a lot of space photos come grayscaled and artists paint it with beautiful colors. Don’t worry about it. The astrophysicists can appreciate its geometric beauty, while we can appreciate its artistic rendition by humans.

[@VV-cy3nw]

@@SamyasaSwi don't worry about that :) Most hubble images are also composites of different wavelengths that are 'corrected' to visible colours. JWST images will be shifted from infrared to visible light, and we'll get some beautiful images!

[@mckennabrock1865]

This is one of the best Vox videos ever made. Amber is incredibly skilled at breaking down complex physics jargon into easily digestible information. An incredibly important skill in an age of science misinformation! Well done, guys.

[@Electivedrop]

Truly, I was very impressed when she described the mirror as a bucket collecting water. It's so helpful to have descriptions like that. Then its much easier to imagine the physics behind it all.

[@sarvagyasrivastava498]

Update: Webb Telescope was successfully launched from French Guiana Launch Area without any errors and is now headed it's way towards the L2 point

[@AksamRafiz]

I hear it's far from successful since now that it moves into position it'll start opening itself? So that's risky but I hope all goes well

[@sarvagyasrivastava498]

@@AksamRafiz Yes but we can say it ventured out of our atmosphere safely without any burns or any damage... That's very important

[@AksamRafiz]

@@sarvagyasrivastava498 yes for sure, am just a but over worried is all

[@dodgerfreak0834]

Any live feed of it?

[@sarvagyasrivastava498]

@@dodgerfreak0834 Didn't check

[@firmanang9132]

people don't understand having this telescope is like unlocking a whole new map of the universe, the sheer idea of the possibilities we can discover gives me goosebumps

[@amorag59]

..What? This point of unlocking what we couldn't see before is explicitly brought up at 1:07 lol

[@Jonifico]

I think plenty of people do, Einstein.

[@HIRAMECLARKEHOPS]

@@Jonifico right, it's like the whole point lol

[@equipadont]

Umm we do

[@itsgonnabeanaurfromme]

Funny how they point that out and you think you've said something profound.

[@reabin9x]

It made me teared up hearing her talk about how its worth it to build such a scientific achievement for the good of mankind. If taxes were to be more distributed to these endeavors, I would happily contribute more!!!

[@kraanialepsy]

man, me too. I don't even know how I'm literally shed some tear watching this space telescope launched. Humanity is amazing....

[@tuhindas6745]

I am watching this video again for the second time, not just as a refresher to understand the technology, but also to feel proud that our society has come a long way. It is very emotional for me when humans collaborate to make our world a better place. Proud of our US brothers and sisters. Love from an Indian living in Delhi ❤

[@faisalrahim9614]

Came here right after the launch, this is such a great and accessible explanation into how and why JWST was built in such a way.

[@hermeslein6614]

America is failing and weaking the world hates America

[@Rayklin01]

@@hermeslein6614 ?

[@aru-YT]

@@hermeslein6614 Weaking isn't even a word bro..

[@father--]

@@aru-YT Judging from his comment history, he's definitely an Internet commentator hired by the government of China to post comments favorable towards the Chinese government & hatred against America… He is salty because China's latest telescope cannot even be comparable to Hubble, a thirty-year-old US technology...

[@father--]

@@hermeslein6614 All these flavors and you chose to be salty. LOL, on the contrary, the world hates China.

[@windywendi]

"Why hexagons?" "Because hexagons are the bestagons."

[@gaboxargentina]

Heck yeah!

[@EduardoEscarez]

Ah, a man of culture I see

[@JonahRoyes]

Ah yes a daper man of culture

[@HansvanMol]

Go forth and spread the word as CGP Grey envisioned.

[@KWally]

"The most awesome thing we'll learn, we haven't even thought of yet." This sums up why space travel is so valuable to our society.

[@UltimateLizard331]

Amber did a PHENOMENAL job explaining everything in a way that’s easy to understand, great video

[@jonathanhendra6586]

I happened to watch this video after the telescope was launched. I watched it with my cousin, at first I didn't understand what it was until this video came out. Thanks for the explanation.

[@Belioyt]

Where have you been the past 30 years?

[@sfguzmani]

This day is a historical day for humanity, I'm glad that you also watched it live.

[@USS-SNAKE-ISLAND]

@@Belioyt How about ya just be glad for him that he knows about it now?

[@jonathanhendra6586]

@@Belioyt I didn't actually follow the news about it. I also watched the telescope launch by accident. at that time my cousin and uncle watched the launch livestream at Christmas family gathering in my grandpa's house. So, glad to see it

[@anonykip]

Oh please, the US military spends more than $9.7b every 5 days. That cost is a drop in the bucket.

[@origummy_]

if i had a 10 billion $ space telescope i would just point it towards Joss Fong and keep smiling forever

[@fochiqui]

Kinda creepy but appreciate your appreciation

[@jasonwebb1882]

For almost 20 years I have waited and waited. To be honest I never thought that I would see the day that, a Telescope named after my great Uncle would launch. Talk about stressful as we are all at the house watching this launch. I cant even imagine what the team that built it was going through. I wonder how many couldn't watch as the rocket started to take off? I was there watching a space shuttle take off in 86. I was one of the ones that as soon as it exploded knew it was a disaster. I had watched 6 launches before and this one was the one I would have nightmares about for the rest of my life. Sometimes I wished I would have gone to school that day. I am so happy to have watched a perfect launch. Now we are only praying for the JW to open and work like it is supposed to. Plus I really hope that it last longer than the short end of the stick. 5 months to 10yrs. Please last longer than 5 months. Please share this data to the world for all to see and enjoy. That's what separates science from governments. Thank you so much and I am pretty sure that my Great Uncle James is proud to have his name on such a marvel of technology.

[@chess-blundermctrashplay762]

Is this true?

[@davidregi7571]

Awesome

[@ElliottWestbury]

Thank you for having Celsius on screen! I remember some years ago I commented about also including metric measurements on Vox and was told it was mostly for a US audience so you had no plan to do so :/ I'm glad you have changed your attitude on that :)

[@jmckendry84]

I'll echo that. I'm from the UK and even though we're one of the few countries left that clings on to some imperial units (road signs are in miles, beer is sold in pints) I think that few people under the age of 40 have any understanding of Fahrenheit.

[@seav80]

Also, the Earth-Moon-L2 orbit diagram they include at 4:35 *only* shows "1.5 million km". So hooray for metric progress! Then again ~1 million miles or ~1.5 million kilometers is such a staggeringly large distance that putting it in miles or kilometers is almost meaningless to the average person.

[@alexanderrobins7497]

As an American, I would prefer they emphasize metric and Celsius instead of imperial and Fahrenheit. Bonus points for using Kelvin for temperature.

[@mbogucki1]

As a Canadian I totally appreciate the metric inclusion.

[@Snaakie83]

Funnily NASA works with ISO standards, so the metric system... So all numbers even have to be converted just to comply to American ignorance.

[@vb2388]

Watching that image of JWST detaching from its booster was one of the most beautiful image that I’ve ever seen in my life..

[@thecompanioncube4211]

Truly a Moonlanding phenomenon of our time

[@evastraughn9703]

Facts I teared up a little :,)

[@cheongkentang8370]

When you get the right interviewer in the subject, you get a wholesome little documentary that's easy to understand.

[@muthukumaranl]

What an excellent video....i know it glosses over a huge amount of detail, even high level, but still for the time of the video it covers just enough useful information in a very nice way..awesome stuff Vox!

[@visionaryapril_art]

She’s really good at explaining things.

[@richardkocksworthy8423]

Yeah she's real gooda

[@richardkocksworthy8423]

Gooder

[@mmmdip3705]

It's totally my observation: the NASA scientist was as much enthusiast as joyless the interviewer was.

[@just1it1moko]

you can tell she has explained this process to little kids. especially since i get it and mentally i'm 5.

[@GaresMusic]

It's almost like she's a professional or something

[@BroAnarchy]

Congratulations to NASA and ESA for this Telescope... Feels like it's been *FOREVER* since this thing was in production... Can't believe its finally in space and ready to go... Very exciting stuff!!

[@manishsharma2211]

Also CSA ( Canadian Space Agency )

[@remi_gio]

And CSA for navigational equipment ;-) ESA provided launch/transport and cryo instrument so the telescope can operate in optimal conditions ;-)

[@1997Banane]

​@@remi_gio And infrared instruments by Zeiss afaik.

[@1997Banane]

Hate it when they act like only NASA did that.

[@TerryTerius]

@@1997Banane The vast majority of funding and R&D came from NASA, but the project absolutely had vital contributions from the CSA and ESA. I can see why it is primarily being presented as a NASA project because it was, and there are political reasons at play for why NASA is presenting it that way, but the contributions of other agencies need to be publicized. The project could not have happened without them.

[@pkjones5263]

I wish Carl Sagan and Stephen Hawking were still around to witness this.

[@vikingpotet]

What makes this Even better is that this is an international collaboration

[@GhostlyBanes]

I like how it came out exactly when it launched!

[@walkerpaulp6526]

Watchin' live french guinea

[@TheRoger2244]

Almost as if they planned it that way :0

[@DesertCookie]

Slightly after it, I assume, as there were clips from the launch in the intro (the rocket lifting off - though that could've been from a different launch potentially too - I haven't checked it frame by frame and some angles look nearly identical every launch).

[@naufalfarras1556]

@@DesertCookie It's from different launch

[@GhostlyBanes]

@@TheRoger2244 Ya I know I just said I liked how it did

[@JRufu]

JWST is just so exciting! I've been following it's development for years, and I have to admit, there were times when I was worried it would never launch. The first results are going to be amazing.

[@waterproof4403]

Let's hope it doesn't get hit by a random asteroid or something

[@FrankyPi]

@@waterproof4403 Doesn't have to be an asteroid, a micrometeoroid is enough to damage it.

[@waterproof4403]

@@FrankyPi that's scary

[@FrankyPi]

@@waterproof4403 Chances of that are very low, space is mostly empty.

[@zahidl5061]

@@waterproof4403 if that would happen, we would worry more regarding the threats the asteroid has to humanity and extinction

[@tessrederburg7946]

Kudos to the creative Vox team that put this video together!! Concept, editing, sound, interview - it's all really well-executed and engaging :)

[@whereeveritgoes]

I have heard about this telescope so many times in previous years I thought it was already a working one. Didn't know it was still being built all this while!

[@Hexagonius-js8tl]

I am still a kid but I am fascinated by space and I really hope I can make something like that when I grow up. Being an astrophysicist is my dream and I hope I can achieve it

[@Hexagonius-js8tl]

Me and my Science teacher have been counting down to the launch I am glad it is finally here

[@Hexagonius-js8tl]

It is just fascinating with exoplanets and deep field and the cosmic web it is very interesting and not to mention by looking billions of light years away we can look back in time

[@shukrantpatil]

go kid , go beyond infinity .

[@casperguo7177]

Good on you! Best advice is to not sleep in math class lol

[@michaelkhoo5846]

You go, Jordan!

[@rabalac]

*DOESNT LOOK STRANGE AT ALL JUST LOOKS REALLY COOL*

[@quiet-cheese]

Jeez, the question Joss asked and the way they were asked makes this whole interview so much more informative!

[@bernardopanesjr6500]

Love seeing this kind of vids putting much details and effort and at the same time entertaining.

[@Ganymede1001]

I'm the only one in my entire family who is remotely excited about JWST, I hope everything goes perfectly!! Godspeed!

[@ShashankSingh8956]

Maybe you are the only one exicted about JWST in your family, but you are certainly not in the world!

[@ThitutUhthalye]

If Hubble is a gold standard then would JWST be a gold-coated beryllium standard?

[@TheFeldhamster]

Nah, gold pressed latinum ;)

[@kimkimkeren]

still a gold standard, but for infrared telescope

[@rumrunner8019]

@@TheFeldhamster Quark approves this comment.

[@alexanderrobins7497]

The James Web Space Telescope would be the platinum standard.

[@erickramos4416]

@VaderxG this is deep

[@MiddleAgedBob]

I don't think I have been this excited about a space project since Pathfinder.

[@UnhandyDeadman]

What a terrific piece of scientific communication. Bravo Vox team and Dr. Straughn!

[@Vox]

Thanks for watching! Unexplainable is a science show about everything we don’t know. They have two episodes on the James Webb Space Telescope. You can find those episodes and the rest of the Unexplainable's library of content here: www.vox.com/unexplainable

[@VentusTheSox]

Merry Christmas for those at Vox and everyone else in the comments, and have a wonderful weekend for those who dont celebrate. ^.^

[@reastle1307]

THANK'S for the link

[@tsamuel6224]

Future space tourists will visit the J Webb just to be amazed people ever thought it couldn't be refueled & repaired. The kids will say, "it's so close!" And the adults will say, "They didn't have fusion engines."

[@Drastt]

👍

[@Hexagonius-js8tl]

Hexagons are the bestagons

[@RoboticDragon]

This is a great video, im Canadian, but I wish more people around the world in general would watch your videos to understand why certain things happen. Thanks Amber.

[@zmaxx21]

This is great! Amber and Joss talking about science. Plus I love Amber’s laugh!

[@SpaceNewsPod]

Such a great conversation. Thanks!

[@stan-15]

7:05 I fully expected her to say "because hexagons are the bestagons"😂

[@AllDayBikes]

Glad I was not the only one haha

[@kopstop1076]

So we all can agree that VOX never disappoints us with their videos.

[@walkerpaulp6526]

You said it😊🥰😊🥰😊

[@iron4517]

To be honest i prefer kurzgezagt but their videos are very nice too

[@nalinraj4347]

yep they do everything great except when it comes to political seaction.

[@Feefa99]

Also perfect timing with launch

[@IVaV1]

I mean... this video was very well done, however some of their videos do disappoint, its not like all of their videos are good. Especially political ones since vox almost always takes a leftward stance

[@phild3317]

Being a Geologist myself, with a fascination for planetary formation & the recent launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, i think we're very close to finally understanding the aspect of 'TOE' (The theory Of Everything). Full credit to NASA,the Astrophysicists,Planetary Scientist's & especially those who put this amazing piece of technology together.. Godspeed!!. From Australia 🇦🇺

[@nobody-bt7mu]

This is freaking fantastic! Can't wait for the results!

[@yongmayasa1093]

I’m not really good at science things but I really love listening everything about it especially when it comes in galaxies.

[@pkjones5263]

I'm not either, I leave it all up to the brainiacs and enjoy looking at the pretty pictures ;-)

[@KrokoSVK]

JW telescope just launched, which means they planed this video to be released simultaneously. I'm wondering how many times they had to delay video just to do that.

[@EJD339]

Probably not that much because the launch only delayed until like 4 days but it would be hilarious if this was shot in 2020

[@Zichoe]

I really hope that this will be the last telescope ever launched to space, and really hope that we will find a way to construct a much bigger telescope directly in space

[@socialimpact2094]

Thank you for “Over simplified “ explanation of this amazing technology . You have helped us the understand the new telescope in 10 minutes . Impressive ! . Keep up the good work. 👍

[@amitoj]

That was a well put together video and it also makes you realize how important this can become

[@greengelacid2061]

This telescope could cost me 100 cups of coffee a year...I fully support these endeavors, I want to be amazed...I want to know what's out there...

[@valeriataylor8337]

how many champagnes (irony) a year the war effort costs to americans with zero return? no one asks?

[@johno8142]

Ooo...love the transition at the end...this was great!!!

[@Irukandjii91]

Didnt even know the launch was yesterday but i got to watch the last bit of it live, the next 10 years are going to be amazing !

[@stasgold]

Give Amber Straughn to explain how a grass is growing, I will certainly listen. Please invite her to explain cosmology and other stuff about the universe 🙌

[@hermeslein6614]

China the richest country overtaking us

[@father--]

@@hermeslein6614 AFIAK, China, the "richest country", cannot even afford any single scientific project over 1 billion dollars. And how does it overtake the US, which would spend 10 billion dollars on a space telescope? And China's latest telescope cannot even be comparable to Hubble, a thirty-year-old US technology...

[@dodaexploda]

I didn't learn anything new about the James Webb Telescope from watching this video. But this is one of the best videos out there on the subject. It was like a love letter to us.

[@miltonmendoza9874]

Thank you, Vox, for making these amazing informative videos!

[@paedu]

As soon as I saw the design of the telescope, I thought: Wow, this will be cool when it comes out as a LEGO model. Looks like VOX already has a first prototype of it! :) well done!

[@willcookmakeup]

Loved this episode. Truly one of the best channels on the entire platform. And joss always does the best segments. So so interesting

[@Rida_H_A]

The timing of this video! Congrats on the whole team for making and getting this marvel into space!!

[@GRAITOM]

The timing on this video wasn't coincidental

[@dustinmichelle9371]

I've watched many videos about James Web telescope. This gave me the most understanding of all of them. I need things explained so simply. Great video!

[@GoodlyRogue]

Such a well edited, well explained video! Kudos

[@TheBiomedZed]

She really said “I think its in the DNA of our country to spend money on things that make the world good” 😂

[@borismuller86]

😬

[@kassipopassi]

Yes the US is known for being the peacekeeper of the earth...

[@Lazer-bp9lf]

If only it was true.

[@caster4824]

@@kassipopassi 😂 US is a peacekeeper?

[@davidmartineztorres8731]

@@caster4824 I do rather have the us as the "peacekeeper" than China or Russia

[@glennalexon1530]

"It's in the DNA of our country to... make the world more good". Clearly hasn't noticed that the US has twenty aircraft carriers.

[@mrmustangman]

they bring peace to the world.!!!!!!!

[@monkeyboy600]

Maybe you should find out why they are needed...

[@hliz8818]

Without those carriers we wouldn't have this telescope.. we would have a dictator or a king..

[@JordiVanderwaal]

Wholesome. I hope everything goes to plan and there's plenty of amazing discoveries over the coming years.

[@isaacmarch2184]

Vox: My favorite videos to watch while drunk high and sober, the winner is you

[@j3tho]

„It‘s in the DNA of our country that we spend money on things that make the world more good.“ I get her point and certainly have no intention to discredit her, but I think the rest of the world begs to differ slightly.

[@krlosbago1]

let's say healthcare and leave it like that...

[@user-eb8gu8gi8b]

I couldn’t believe she really said that ☠️

[@raeclark8735]

Had to pause and take a walk.

[@dEcmircEd]

I mean the USA among shem other ventures does spend a lot of money to make the world a better place. too bad she didn't express it with more nuance, and more good grammar

[@Matthew-ut6ed]

NASA, ESA and CSA have collaborated on the telescope since 1996. Several thousand scientists, engineers, and technicians spanning 15 countries have contributed to JWST. A total of 258 companies, government agencies, and academic institutions are participating in the project; 142 from the United States, 104 from 12 European countries, and 12 from Canada. So, just the US then...

[@Drownee]

you guys explained this so beautifully my god im so excited to see the journey of our beloved james webb

[@danharvey1041]

Brilliant video, I tweeted yesterday that it's the most important launch in history and it got one like. I will never understand why 99% of the population aren't interested in the universe.

[@hr1100]

Oh, your tweet is the benchmark of humanity, isn't it.

[@tumininu8086]

Too many are depressed and hungry to bother about anything beyond the earth honestly

[@TheRenaissanceGuys]

I love how passionate they are

[@jensschroder8214]

If °F and °C, inches and millimeters don't get mixed up again, then it can work. After all, we don't count the world in inches.

[@rogerwilliamson7161]

Richtig!

[@Alexgeo4975]

Do you honestly think imperial was used in any form during the build of this telescope? Come on. Food packaging, road signs and construction (mainly due to measurements being easier to divide on the fly) are still imperial in the USA, but anything related to engineering and medicine switched over many years ago...

[@Sgublaka94]

@@Alexgeo4975 look up Mars Climate Orbiter

[@felixlesamethyst]

The James Webb telescope is the biggest step ever of humanity in this endless universe. Everyone of us should be proud of it ❤️

[@lojza51]

mathematics? language? ... there are many bigger steps than a telescope, imho

[@michilzakharov6596]

This video is so so good. Great production, great topic and great minds!

[@LKMedia_Official]

Love the space videos! Would love to see more!

[@anthonyfrancois7974]

Ahh yes just in time with the launch Well done!!!

[@hashinui9329]

Your videos never disappointment me. Keep it up👍

[@chefgiovanni]

Wow, this was great. were super excited now.

[@prdoyle]

Wow, you two nailed it. So inspiring!

[@USS-SNAKE-ISLAND]

Can't remember the last time I was so amped about something that didn't personally involve me. SO glad the launch went well. Now, for the rest...

[@Chrisboy120]

6:55 Hexagons are the bestagons

[@Hexagonius-js8tl]

All hail the great and all mighty strongagon because hexagons are the bestagons

[@shalinchakraborty672]

"It is in the DNA of our country that we spend money on things that make the world more good" Ya, that money spent on the military is making the world a really good place!

[@klinsmannunes5666]

I've been following james webb for well over 4 years now and im happy to see it launched successfully and everything is going well. Praying that everything unfolds correctly and we can then see 14billon years in the past. Its a time machine that shows us the past .

[@luisandresguevararamirez2905]

9:22 "Things that make the world more good, like public parks, public libraries..." What about public healthcare 👀

[@hoodio]

I'm just sitting here basically in tears at how beautiful the universe is and yet there are people who believe it's all made up 😕

[@NubbinzGaming]

There are people who believe the universe is made up?

[@InfernollyStudios]

@@NubbinzGaming welcome to 2020’s

[@hoodio]

@@NubbinzGaming ever heard of creationism

[@hoodio]

@VaderxG felt these words🤝

[@NubbinzGaming]

@@hoodio i understand that they think the universe was created by some guy. but they still believe the universe exists.

[@darciogmail]

One of the best interviews on JWST so far.

[@leonardovieira3327]

just here wishing eveyrthing unfolds well! amazing!

[@theinterstellarfeller]

Wonderful video! I love the activity of building the JWST model while explaining all of its components! Joss Fong rules.

[@TubOfSun]

Great Christmas gift! Very excited to see what we learn from this telescope! Good work Vox!

[@richardkocksworthy8423]

It's not a telescope. But you will feel it when they turnit on.

[@TubOfSun]

@@richardkocksworthy8423 its not a telescope? What is it?

[@cybertrend8134]

@Tubosun Olowolayemo it’s a telescope. It’s also a camera. He’s a troll.

[@Faisalbakhashwain]

This is huge! Why am I not seeing this everywhere, this is revolutionary.

[@KendrixTermina]

the last space telescope basically showed us the universe is there & that it expands so, the mindblowing potential is there

[@rogersnick17]

Her explanations, and passion for this, are amazing.

[@robws007]

Great video, very well explained. PS: Your model rocks! Could VOX do a tutorial on how they adapted the NASA paper model or at least provide a few more details??? 🙏🙏🙏

[@sooryaprakash6390]

The Video was great. The content was explained in a simple way. Kudos @Vox ! . Looking forward to see interesting content from you.

[@GamingMuchTerry]

This was really informative and well done. Thank you.

[@mixtlillness9825]

So many people commenting hexagons are the bestagons. Thanks CGP Grey.

[@rogerhalt3991]

It can look so far into the past, it can see it’s original launch date.

[@fcgHenden]

😝

[@NoelCabana]

This is mind blowing 🤯 There’s so much effort in the making of your videos. great job guys. 💚

[@zadraking]

Just at a glance this model is awesome let alone close up details. I love miniature/models, space and I'm very excited for the discoveries this telescope will uncover