>> FROM THE ROADS IN THE CAPITOL CITY, TO THE SIGHTS IN OUTER SPACE. AFTER A LONG WAIT, THE FIRST IMAGES FROM NASA"S JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE ARE NOW OUT. >> AND THEY’VE SET OFF A ROUND OF REACTIONS ACROSS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. HERE TO TALK TO US ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE IMAGES IS AMBER STRAUGHN, A SCIENTIST ON THE PROJECT. WE ARE GETTING A FULL FIRST LOOK FROM THE JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE. CAN YOU TELL US WHAT WE’RE SEEING HERE? >> THESE IMAGES ARE JUST A FIRST GLIMPSE OF WHAT WE CAN DO WITH THIS TELESCOPE. WE HAVE SEEN NOW THE DEEPEST VIEW OF THE UNIVERSE WE EVER HAVE. HERE WE ARE SEEING THOUSANDS OF GALAXIES IN THIS BEAUTIFUL PART OF SPACE. EACH DOT THAT YOU SEE IS AN INDIVIDUAL GALAXY WITH HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS OF STARS. THESE VIEWS ARE SPECTACULAR. >> WEBB IS AN INFRARED TELESCOPE. WHAT IS THAT AND HOW DOES IT DIFFER FROM TELESCOPES LIKE HUBBLE? >> THE HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE SEES THE UNIVERSE IN VISIBLE LIGHT LIKE YOUR EYES DO. THIS ONE IS DESIGNED AS AN INFRARED TELESCOPE. THIS ONE ALLOWS US TO PEER THROUGH THE CLOUDS OF DUST TO SEE BRAND NEW STARS BEING FORMED AND EVEN BABY PLANET SYSTEMS. IT’S A NEW KIND OF POWER, A NEW WAY TO LOOK AT THE UNIVERSE THAT WILL FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGE THE WAY WE UNDERSTAND HOW THE UNIVERSE WORKS. >> YESTERDAY THIS WAS ALL THE TALK. EXPLAIN TO FOLKS HOW WE ARE ABLE TO SEE THIS. I UNDERSTAND WE ARE LOOKING AT IN THE PAST. >> ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT TELESCOPES, THEY ARE LIKE TIME MACHINES. LIGHT TAKES TIME TO TRAVEL. AS WE LOOK AT THINGS THAT ARE FAR AWAY, THE LIGHT TAKES TIME TO TRAVEL THROUGH SPACE TO GET TO THE TELESCOPE. SOME OF THESE GALAXIES IN THE DEEP FIELD, WE ARE LOOKING AT THEM AS THEY WERE 13.1 BILLION YEARS INTO THE PAST. WE ARE ABLE TO SEE INTO THE PAST TO HELP GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW GALAXIES GOT THEIR START WHICH LEADS US MORE TO UNDERSTANDING HOW OUR OWN SOLAR SYSTEM AND WHEN IT’S GOT STARTED. >> WHAT ARE YOU HOPING TO FIND IN FUTURE OBSERVATIONS? >> THIS IS JUST THE START. THIS WAS ONLY FIVE DAYS WORTH OF TIME ON THE TELESCOPE. FIVE DAYS FROM NOW, WE WILL HAVE A WHOLE OTHER BATCH OF IMAGES AND DATA TO SHARE WITH THE WORLD. WE HAVE THE FIRST OBSERVATIONS PLANNED OUT WITH THIS TELESCOPE. I THINK IT’S GOING TO BE AN EXTREMELY EXCITING YEAR FOR ASTRONOMY. I CAN’T WAIT TO FIND OUT WHAT WE LEARN. >> WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE TO SHARE YOUR EXCITEMENT. I HOPE IT ENCOURAGES YOUNG PEOPLE TO GO INTO STEM CLASSES AND PERHAPS TO BECOME AN ASTRONOMER. >> THAT’S ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS ABO
NASA scientist says stunning James Webb Telescope photos are just a 'first glimpse'
Photos are a window back in time
Updated: 9:33 PM EDT Jul 13, 2022
This week NASA released images from a new space telescope that has helped to expand our view of the universe.According to NASA, the telescope’s first full-color images and spectroscopic data were released during a televised broadcast on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland. Scientist Amber Straughn, who worked on the James Webb Space Telescope project, joined sister station KCRA 3 to talk about what early images show. She says the photos provide a window back in time.See the full interview in the video above.
This week NASA released images from a new space telescope that has helped to expand our view of the universe.
According to NASA, the telescope’s first full-color images and spectroscopic data were released during a televised broadcast on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland.
Scientist Amber Straughn, who worked on the James Webb Space Telescope project, joined sister station KCRA 3 to talk about what early images show.
She says the photos provide a window back in time.
See the full interview in the video above.
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