KGNU - How On Earth

James Webb Space Telescope (Part 1)

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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope – JWST – was launched one year ago on December 25th, 2021.  We talked with scientists and engineers about JWST’s first year and some of the projects it is being used for.  In this first part of our JWST special, our guests are:

  • Dr. Naomi Rowe-Gurney (Planetary Scientist Postdoctoral Researcher, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and the University of Maryland) gives an overview of the JWST instrument suite
  • Dr. Christine Chen (Associate Astronomer, Space Telescope Science Institute) talks about the JWST proposal process and how the scientists get their data
  • Dr. Ryan Lau (Assistant Astronomer, NOIRLab) discusses his project:  Establishing Extreme Dynamic Range with JWST: Decoding Smoke Signals in the Glare of a Wolf-Rayet Binary

    • Check out Part 2 of this feature (2023 Jan 31)

    Host & Producer: Joel Parker

    Executive Producer: Susan Moran
    Featured Music: “Floating in Heaven” by Graham Gouldman and Brian May

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