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Through the Unknown with Dustin DriverAuthor: Dustin Driver
Science starts with the words, I dont know. When we admit that, we can start to unravel the mysteries of the universe. Are we alone? Will we settle other worlds? How will we survive climate change? What will humanity look like in a thousand years? Join the greatest science minds and me, Dustin Driver, as we go Through the Unknown. Language: en Genres: Fiction, Science, Science Fiction Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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How does James Webb telescope work? What will it see?
Episode 45
Wednesday, 12 January, 2022
The atoms in our bodies were forged deep within the bellies of red giant stars eons ago. And if we peer deep enough into the night sky, we can see stars just like them taking shape at the edge of the observable universe. The light from those stars is more than 13 billion years old and thanks to the expansion of the universe, it has stretched out into super-long infrared wavelengths—basically heat. To “see” that heat, you need a really big, and really complex telescope. In space.
