Join us next Friday, September 23rd, from 11:45-12:45PM in the townhouse Club Room with Professor Kung to discuss the James Webb Space Telescope over a catered lunch! RSVP here!
The James Webb Space Telescope
“Despite decades of delays and major cost overruns, the James Webb Space Telescope was launched on December 25, 2021, all folded up snug in its launch vehicle. Despite many possible points of failure (and an unfortunate encounter with a micrometeoroid!), the telescope reached its orbital “parking place,” opened, and began taking its first awe-inspiring science images, which were released to the public just this past July. In this “Food for Thought” talk, I will tell the story of the ups and downs of Webb and describe how Webb – like Hubble before it – is going to revolutionize our understanding of the universe!” -Professor Kung
