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EPISODE · Dec 29, 2022 · 32 MIN

The James Webb Space Telescope: The first six months

from Science In Action · host BBC World Service

Nasa's James Webb Space Telescope has produced amazing images, and amazing science, in its first five months. Roland Pease hears from one of the leading astronomers on the JWST programme, Dr Heidi Hammel, as well as other experts on what they are already learning about the first galaxies in the Universe, the birthplaces of stars, the strange behaviour of some other stars, and the first view of Neptune's rings in over 30 years.Producer: Roland Pease Assistant producer: Sophie Ormiston Image: An image from the James Webb Space Telescope (Credit: Nasa via PA)

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