What s Next for the James Webb Space Telescope

Start speaking a new language in 3 weeks with Babbel. Get up to 65% your subscription here: https://go.babbel.com/12m65-youtube-scishowspace-jan-2022/default It finally happened! The James Webb Space Telescope is on its way to capturing never-before-seen images of the universe! But now that it’s airborne and unfurled, what are its next steps before it can deliver the goods? Hosted By: Reid Reimers SciShow is on TikTok! Check us out at https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow ---------- Support SciShow Space by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SciShowSpace ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporter for helping us keep SciShow Space free for everyone forever: GrowingViolet, Jason A Saslow! ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? SciShow Tangents Podcast: http://www.scishowtangents.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: https://webb.nasa.gov/content/meetTheTeam/team.html https://webb.nasa.gov/content/about/launch.html https://www.jwst.nasa.gov/content/webbLaunch/assets/documents/WebbMediaKit.pdf https://www.planetary.org/articles/jwst-first-images https://webb.nasa.gov/content/observatory/ote/mirrors/index.html https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-webb-telescope-reaches-major-milestone-as-mirror-unfolds https://www.space.com/6716-major-space-telescopes.html https://science.nasa.gov/ems/07_infraredwaves https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Herschel/More_about_the_infrared https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/Mathis/Mathis1.html https://www.nasa.gov/content/explore-light https://webb.nasa.gov/content/about/innovations/infrared.html https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Herschel/The_largest_infrared_space_telescope https://webb.nasa.gov/content/webbLaunch/deploymentExplorer.html https://webb.nasa.gov/content/observatory/sunshield.html https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/F_Infrared_Light_5-8.html https://www.nasa.gov/topics/universe/features/webb-l2.html https://webb.nasa.gov/content/about/orbit.html https://blogs.nasa.gov/webb/2021/12/27/more-than-you-wanted-to-know-about-webbs-mid-course-corrections/ Image Sources: https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/golden-confetti-explosion-on-green-screen-bbpljxi8dkftuygxf https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-to-discuss-webb-s-arrival-at-final-destination-next-steps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tXlqWldVVk&t=9s https://webb.nasa.gov/content/observatory/ote/mirrors/index.html https://webb.nasa.gov/content/observatory/sunshield.html https://science.nasa.gov/ems/07_infraredwaves https://webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/2018/14/4138-Image?Tag=Webb%20Mission&page=3&filterUUID=ef24fd3f-003b-4ec2-8f6b-f799c444d092 https://www.nasa.gov/topics/universe/features/milkyway_heart.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9Z2GbFJWmo&t=7s https://webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/4188-Image?Tag=Webb%20Mission&page=3&filterUUID=ef24fd3f-003b-4ec2-8f6b-f799c444d092 https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasawebbtelescope/5890960025/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li6We0l5pYQ&t=32s https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/20339 https://webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/01F6R9720QP9Q16YR3FRZ1MQGF?Tag=Webb%20Mission&page=2&filterUUID=ef24fd3f-003b-4ec2-8f6b-f799c444d092 https://webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/01F4STZH25YJH07WTN7XJYQP8P?Tag=Webb%20Mission https://sservi.nasa.gov/articles/change-2-moon-orbiter-reaches-l2-point/ https://blogs.nasa.gov/webb/2021/12/27/more-than-you-wanted-to-know-about-webbs-mid-course-corrections/ https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13553 https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-webb-telescope-reaches-major-milestone-as-mirror-unfolds https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/20339 https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13548 https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/nasa-s-webb-will-use-quasars-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-the-early-universe