Science for the Public: Contemporary Science Issues & Innovations 10/04/22. Silas Laycock, Ph.D. Professor of Astronomy, UMass-Lowell. The JWST, launched far from Earth in December 2021, is the most sophisticated telescope ever created. Scientists are still amazed that such a complex project –25 years in the making– succeeded. Astronomer Silas Laycock describes the technical achievement and the incredible images the telescope has produced so far. The JWST reveals features of the early universe, the birth and death of galaxies, planets that may support life, and much more.
