Launching later this year, the James Webb Space Telescope will be the most advanced and complex instrument we’ve ever placed in space. What sets Webb apart from other space telescopes, including the Hubble Space Telescope, and how will the mission extend our understanding of the Universe?
To find out, travel more than a million miles from Earth, using the OpenSpace visualization software, to Webb’s future home in space. Get a tour of this engineering marvel, and learn about the targets that have been identified for Webb’s first science observations with American Museum of Natural History’s Dr. Jackie Faherty and Carter Emmart. Questions in the chat were answered by Marina Gemma, planetary scientist at the American Museum of Natural History, and Emelito Medina, Astronomy '23 at Embry—Riddle Aeronautical University.
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Our presenters and chat explainers will answer audience questions live! Submit them ahead of time here, or share them using the chat during the broadcast: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JWSTLibraryQuestions
This program is brought to you by the American Museum of Natural History’s OpenSpace project, STAR Library Network’s NASA@ My Library, and Embry—Riddle Aeronautical University.
