James webb begins a voyage back to the birth of the universe. Composers marian lozano and dan powell write music for the new york times daily show. i'm cart of garcia, who spent years covering the economy and the different ways that we buy, sell and make things happen in the world of business. Find the next chapter by american express business class wherever you get your pod casts.
Ancient galaxies carpeting the sky like jewels on black velvet. Fledgling stars shining out from deep within cumulus clouds of interstellar dust. Hints of water vapor in the atmosphere of a remote exoplanet.
This week, NASA released new images captured from a point in space one million miles from Earth.
Today, we discuss the James Webb Space Telescope, the world’s most powerful space observatory, its journey to launch and what it can teach us about the universe.
Guest: Kenneth Chang, a science reporter for The New York Times.
Want more from The Daily? For one big idea on the news each week from our team, subscribe to our newsletter.
Background reading:
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.