Peering into the Unknown - New Insights from the James Webb Space Telescope

Zoom Webinar

Do galaxies in the universe look anything like present-day systems? How do stars form in distant massive galaxies? What do the exoplanets – faraway worlds circling other stars – look like and how fast is the universe expanding?

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), consisting of 18 hexagonal mirrors, a sun shield, and equipped with high-resolution and high-sensitivity instruments, is the largest optical telescope in space. It orbits more than a million miles away from Earth, much farther away than the Hubble Space Telescope. It was launched December, 2022 and will reach a new phase in the series of complex maneuvers over the next six months. As a result, humanity will be able to peer deeper into space and time than we have ever experienced before.

In this program, Professor Kenneth Pomeranz, Faculty Director of UChicago Hong Kong Campus, will host UChicago Professor Jacob Bean and Professor Michael Gladders, who are core members of the JWST project, to discuss new insights into the universe brought by the James Webb Space Telescope.

Speakers

Jacob L. Bean
Professor
Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics
The University of Chicago

Michael D. Gladders
Professor
Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics
The University of Chicago

Moderator

Kenneth Pomeranz
Faculty Director
The University of Chicago Yuen Campus in Hong Kong

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