[0:27:07 - 0:27:14] That Wednesday, NASA expects to launch the James
Webb Space Telescope, the largest and
[0:27:17 - 0:27:24] One hundred times more powerful than the 31-year-old Hubble Telescope,
Webb can see back in time
[0:29:05 - 0:29:12] Like a night vision camera,
Webb is designed to see heat in for red light, because that's
[0:32:55 - 0:33:01] And
web was specifically designed to allow us to see those very first galaxies that formed
[0:33:13 - 0:33:18] And
web is going to allow us to observe that process of galaxy evolution in much more
[0:33:19 - 0:33:26] The promise of discovery shielded
web on what's already been a treacherous journey.
[0:33:32 - 0:33:38] Because of cost overruns,
web was canceled in 2011 by the House Appropriations Committee,
[0:33:41 - 0:33:48] Its namesake is James
Webb, head of NASA in the 1960s, who made science a top priority.
[0:33:53 - 0:33:59] It really is NASA's reputation to take on a mission that is as challenging as
web and
[0:36:34 - 0:36:40] Web will be limited only by about 10 years of fuel for pivoting and pointing.
[0:36:40 - 0:36:47] Canada contributed the aiming system that will guide
Web to wonders, far and near.
[0:37:08 - 0:37:14] Web can define the chemistry of a place by analyzing its wavelengths of light.
[0:37:56 - 0:38:04] And with that many planets, Vitalia is sure
Web could find some with the chemistry and conditions of life.
[0:38:29 - 0:38:34] And so this is also one of the very first targets that we're going to observe with
Web.
[0:40:08 - 0:40:29] NASA's James
Webb Space Telescope has hardly opened its eyes, and the universe is new, more mysterious, more beautiful than humanity's dreams.
[0:40:45 - 0:40:55] Recently, we got to look at some captivating images as
Webb peers back toward the origin of everything.
[0:40:55 - 0:41:07] This is one of
Webb's early deep dives into the cosmos, 250 hours of exposures that expand the imagination.
[0:42:06 - 0:42:13] Robertson of the University of California Santa Cruz helps lead
Webb's most ambitious mission,
[0:45:08 - 0:45:15] Webb bloffed on a European rocket into an orbit around the sun a million miles away.
[0:45:45 - 0:45:52] Matt Mountain leads
Webb's operations as president of the Association of Universities for
[0:52:26 - 0:52:33] Matt Mountain who manages
web operations told us the observatory may last up to 25 years,