EPISODE · Oct 29, 2021 · 55 MIN
The Most Powerful Space Telescope Ever with Dr. Klaus Pontoppidan
from John Michael Godier's Event Horizon · host John Michael Godier
The James Webb Space Telescope is the most powerful space telescope ever. When is the JWST launching? And what will the JWST capabilities be? John Michael Godier spoke to Klaus Pontoppidan about the James Webb Space Telescope and just how it will change everything once it is observing our galaxy and the universe. 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:40 Earth 2050 00:02:35 Bio 0:08:40 Is Solar Pressure an issue? 00:10:08 Can the James Webb Space Telescope be Serviced? 00:11:12 What will JWST be observing? 00:15:00 Killanova 00:18:40 How much bigger is the JWST compared to the Hubble 00:23:17 Why infrared was chosen for the JWST 00:25:02 Hot Jupiters 00:29:20 Classifying Exoplanets 00:31:50 Studying Transient Events 00:33:47 Studying interstellar objects 00:39:50 Studying our outer solar system planets and moons 00:48:50 Looking at the Traapist system 00:51:20 Techno and Biosignatures Want to support the channel? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/EventHorizonShow Follow us at other places! Website: https://www.eventhorizonshow.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jmgeventhorizon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jmgeventhorizon/ Music featured on Event Horizon https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com/ https://migueljohnson.bandcamp.com/ https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/ https://aeriumambient.bandcamp.com/ FOOTAGE: NASA ESA/Hubble ESO - M.Kornmesser ESO - L.Calcada ESO - Jose Francisco Salgado (josefrancisco.org) NAOJ University of Warwick Goddard Visualization Studio Langley Research Center Pixabay #jameswebbspacetelescope #jwst
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The James Webb Space Telescope is the most powerful space telescope ever. When is the JWST launching? And what will the JWST capabilities be? John Michael Godier spoke to Klaus Pontoppidan about the James Webb Space Telescope and just how it will change everything once it is observing our galaxy and the universe. 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:40 Earth 2050 00:02:35 Bio 0:08:40 Is Solar Pressure an issue? 00:10:08 Can the James Webb Space Telescope be Serviced? 00:11:12 What will JWST be observing? 00:15:00 Killanova 00:18:40 How much bigger is the JWST compared to the Hubble 00:23:17 Why infrared was chosen for the JWST 00:25:02 Hot Jupiters 00:29:20 Classifying Exoplanets 00:31:50 Studying Transient Events 00:33:47 Studying interstellar objects 00:39:50 Studying our outer solar system planets and moons 00:48:50 Looking at the Traapist system 00:51:20 Techno and Biosignatures Want to support the channel? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/EventHorizonShow Follow us at other places! Website: https://www.eventhorizonshow.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jmgeventhorizon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jmgeventhorizon/ Music featured on Event Horizon https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com/ https://migueljohnson.bandcamp.com/ https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/ https://aeriumambient.bandcamp.com/ FOOTAGE: NASA ESA/Hubble ESO - M.Kornmesser ESO - L.Calcada ESO - Jose Francisco Salgado (josefrancisco.org) NAOJ University of Warwick Goddard Visualization Studio Langley Research Center Pixabay #jameswebbspacetelescope #jwst
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