Hubble Space Telescope - What Is It?

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After the moon missions, pop culture can of blew up with a lot of space stuff. Kids like want to be what they see, plus what is cool. And they don't really see astronauts in ocolt or any no. So then there's hubble. It was just the next generation space dalls califoa. That's what iexacta funy. I feel like that they cind of do that just thats very litter all right? Ni.

This week we have another longform episode! David got a little obsessed with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) a few months ago and spent hours and hours researching and talking to experts so that he can try to explain it here on the podcast for Marques and Andrew. This one is a little dense but if you're even remotely interested in the mysteries of our universe this one is for you. David explains why the JWST is such a big deal and what we hope to discover once it begins sending back pictures.

Special thanks to:

Paul Geithner

Dr. Jonathan McDowell

Dr. Peter Gao

Tim Dodd

Sources:

How James Webb Orbits Nothing

Webb vs Hubble (NASA)

Fine Guidance Sensor (NASA)

JWST FAQ (NASA)

Where is Webb? (NASA)

Webb Orbit (NASA)