City of Science: The James Webb Space Telescope

City of Science: The James Webb Space Telescope

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Publish Date:
10 September, 2022
Category:
Science
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This event was recorded live on Zoom on March 2, 2022.

Explore outer space and a deeper understanding of the cosmos with a panel of experts discussing the exciting possibilities of the James Webb Space Telescope, recently launched by NASA. Learn about how the world’s most powerful telescope can provide an unparalleled view of our universe, leading to new discoveries about the nature of stars and planets, and allowing us to see farther back in time than ever before.

Featuring: Jackie Faherty, senior scientist and senior education manager at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), and an adjunct professor at the CUNY Graduate Center; Saavik Ford, a faculty member at Borough of Manhattan Community College and the CUNY Graduate Center, and a research associate at AMNH; and Chris Hayward, associate research scientist at the Center for Computational Astrophysics of the Flatiron Institute. Moderated by Joshua Brumberg, dean for the sciences at the CUNY Graduate Center.

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