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Webb’s First Anniversary: One Year of Science Panel Discussion Space Telescope Science Institute 2023-07-13 | Join other Webb Community Events across the country for this special one-hour discussion just for you. Hear what excites astronomers about the first year of science with Webb and have them answer your questions directly
Rho Ophiuchi Video Tour Space Telescope Science Institute 2023-07-12 | This video tours a portion of the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, the closest star-forming region to Earth. The image was taken to celebrate the first anniversary of the start of science operations for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.Jets bursting from young stars crisscross the image, impacting the surrounding interstellar gas and lighting up molecular hydrogen, shown in red. Some stars display the telltale shadow of a circumstellar disk, the makings of future planetary systems. Once our entire solar system, encompassing the entire history of life as we know it, would have appeared something like this if seen from a distance.At bottom, a glowing cave of dust dominates the image. It was carved out by the star S1, at the center of the cavity – the only star in the image that is significantly more massive than our Sun.CREDIT: NASA, ESA, CSA, Greg Bacon (STScI)MUSIC: Soundstrip, Stephen Keech
Combining and Finalizing: How Webbs Full-Color Images Are Made Space Telescope Science Institute 2023-07-11 | Ready to watch how color is assigned to James Webb Space Telescope images? Joe DePasquale and Alyssa Pagan, science visuals developers at the Space Telescope Science Institute, show the steps they follow using the Pillars of Creation as examples.Read the companion article: webbtelescope.org/contents/articles/how-are-webbs-full-color-images-madeCredits: NASA, ESA, CSA, Danielle Kirshenblat (STScI)Video and Writing Team:Greg Bacon, Jackie Barrientes, Claire Blome, Joseph DePasquale, Quyen Hart, Joyce Kang, Danielle Kirshenblat, Kelly Lepo, Alyssa Pagan, Yessi PerezSpecial thanks to Leah Hustak, Macarena Garcia Marin, Christine WarfieldAll images, illustrations, and videos courtesy of NASA and STScIMusic courtesy of Associated Production Music (APM)#Webb #HowToMakeWebbImages #Astrophotography #EditImages #infrared #InfraredLight #UnfoldTheUniverse #astrophotography
CEERS: Flight to Maisies Galaxy Space Telescope Science Institute 2023-07-10 | This 3D visualization portrays about 5,000 galaxies within a small portion of the CEERS (Cosmic Evolution Early Release Science) Survey, which gathered data from a region known as the Extended Groth Strip. As the camera flies away from our viewpoint, each second amounts to traveling 200 million light-years into the data set, and seeing 200 million years further into the past. The appearances of the galaxies change, reflecting the fact that more distant objects are seen at earlier times in the universe, when galaxies were less developed. The video ends at Maisie’s Galaxy, which formed only 390 million years after the big bang, or about 13.4 billion years ago.Music: Spring Morning, Maarten Schellekens CC BY-NC 4.0CreditsVisualizationFrank Summers (STScI), Greg Bacon (STScI), Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Leah Hustak (STScI), Joseph Olmsted (STScI), Alyssa Pagan (STScI)ScienceSteve Finkelstein (UT Austin), Rebecca Larson (RIT), Micaela Bagley (UT Austin)MusicMaarten Schellekens
Assigning and Refining: How Webbs Full-Color Images Are Made Space Telescope Science Institute 2023-07-06 | The James Webb Space Telescope’s raw data initially appear in black and white! Here, Alyssa Pagan, a science visuals developer at the Space Telescope Science Institute shares how staff assign color and compose Webb’s final images to emphasize scientifically valuable details.She also explains how infrared light is different than visible light, and how staff compose the final full-color imagesRead the companion article: webbtelescope.org/contents/articles/how-are-webbs-full-color-images-madeCredits: NASA, ESA, CSA, Danielle Kirshenblat (STScI)Video and Writing Team:Greg Bacon, Jackie Barrientes, Claire Blome, Joseph DePasquale, Quyen Hart, Joyce Kang, Danielle Kirshenblat, Kelly Lepo, Alyssa Pagan, Yessi PerezSpecial thanks to Leah Hustak, Macarena Garcia Marin, Christine WarfieldAll images, illustrations, and videos courtesy of NASA and STScIMusic courtesy of Associated Production Music (APM)#Webb #HowToMakeWebbImages #Astrophotography #EditImages #infrared #InfraredLight #UnfoldTheUniverse
Downloading and Defining: How Webbs Full-Color Images Are Made Space Telescope Science Institute 2023-06-28 | The James Webb Space Telescope captures the stunning beauty of the cosmos! Learn what happens before Joe DePasquale, a science visuals developer at the Space Telescope Science Institute, downloads the data (hint: a lot!), why its raw images appear almost black, and how stretching and compression are techniques staff use to reveal the bulk of what Webb captured.Read the companion article: webbtelescope.org/contents/articles/how-are-webbs-full-color-images-madeCredits: NASA, ESA, CSA, Danielle Kirshenblat (STScI)Video and Writing Team:Greg Bacon, Jackie Barrientes, Claire Blome, Joseph DePasquale, Quyen Hart, Joyce Kang, Danielle Kirshenblat, Kelly Lepo, Alyssa Pagan, Yessi PerezSpecial thanks to Leah Hustak, Macarena Garcia Marin, Christine WarfieldAll images, illustrations, and videos courtesy of NASA and STScIMusic courtesy of Associated Production Music (APM)#Webb #HowToMakeWebbImages #Astrophotography #EditImages #infrared #InfraredLight #UnfoldTheUniverse
Tonights Sky: July Space Telescope Science Institute 2023-06-27 | About this VideoIn July, find the Scorpius constellation to identify the reddish supergiant Antares, which will lead you to discover a trio of globular star clusters. Keep watching for space-based views of these densely packed, spherical collections of ancient stars, as well as three nebulas: the Swan Nebula, the Lagoon Nebula, and the Trifid Nebula.About this Series“Tonight’s Sky” is a monthly video of constellations you can observe in the night sky. The series is produced by the Space Telescope Science Institute, home of science operations for the Hubble Space Telescope, in partnership with NASA’s Universe of Learning. This is a recurring show, and you can find more episodes—and other astronomy videos—at hubblesite.org/resource-gallery/learning-resources/tonights-sky.This product is based on work supported by NASA under award numbers NNX16AC65A to the Space Telescope Science Institute, working in partnership with Caltech/IPAC, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, and Sonoma State University. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
From Black and White to Full Color: How Webbs Full-Color Images Are Made Space Telescope Science Institute 2023-06-20 | Want to know how the James Webb Space Telescope’s observations are transformed into full-color images? Follow along as Joe DePasquale and Alyssa Pagan, science visuals developers at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland, introduce their techniques!Read the companion article: webbtelescope.org/contents/articles/how-are-webbs-full-color-images-madeCredits: NASA, ESA, CSA, Danielle Kirshenblat (STScI)Video and Writing Team:Greg Bacon, Jackie Barrientes, Claire Blome, Joseph DePasquale, Quyen Hart, Joyce Kang, Danielle Kirshenblat, Kelly Lepo, Alyssa Pagan, Yessi PerezSpecial thanks to Leah Hustak, Macarena Garcia Marin, Christine WarfieldAll images, illustrations, and videos courtesy of NASA and STScIMusic courtesy of Associated Production Music (APM)#Webb #HowToMakeWebbImages #Astrophotography #EditImages #infrared #InfraredLight #UnfoldTheUniverse #astrophotography
Enceladus Torus and Plume Space Telescope Science Institute 2023-05-30 | Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space telescope recently discovered a plume jetting out from the moon’s south pole more than 20 times the size of the moon itself. This animation illustrates how the moon’s water plumes feed the planet’s torus. By analyzing the Webb data, astronomers have determined roughly 30 percent of the water stays within this torus, and the other 70 percent escapes to supply the rest of the Saturnian system with water.CreditsVideo: Leah Hustak (STScI)Science: NASA, ESA, CSA, Geronimo VillanuevaImage Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI)Press Release: webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2023/news-2023-112
Tonights Sky: June Space Telescope Science Institute 2023-05-22 | About this VideoThough the nights are shorter in June, they are filled with fine sights. Look for the Hercules constellation, which will lead you to a globular star cluster with hundreds of thousands of densely packed stars. You can also spot Draco the dragon, which will point you to the Cat’s Eye Nebula. Keep watching for space-based views of globular star clusters and the nebula.About this Series“Tonight’s Sky” is a monthly video of constellations you can observe in the night sky. The series is produced by the Space Telescope Science Institute, home of science operations for the Hubble Space Telescope, in partnership with NASA’s Universe of Learning. This is a recurring show, and you can find more episodes—and other astronomy videos—at hubblesite.org/resource-gallery/learning-resources/tonights-sky.This product is based on work supported by NASA under award numbers NNX16AC65A to the Space Telescope Science Institute, working in partnership with Caltech/IPAC, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, and Sonoma State University. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Tonights Sky: May Space Telescope Science Institute 2023-04-28 | In May, we are looking away from the crowded, dusty plane of our own galaxy toward a region where the sky is brimming with distant galaxies. Locate Virgo to find a concentration of roughly 2,000 galaxies and search for Coma Berenices to identify many more. Keep watching for space-based views of galaxies like the Sombrero Galaxy, M87, and M64.About this Series“Tonight’s Sky” is a monthly video of constellations you can observe in the night sky. The series is produced by the Space Telescope Science Institute, home of science operations for the Hubble Space Telescope, in partnership with NASA’s Universe of Learning. This is a recurring show, and you can find more episodes—and other astronomy videos—at hubblesite.org/resource-gallery/learning-resources/tonights-sky.This product is based on work supported by NASA under award numbers NNX16AC65A to the Space Telescope Science Institute, working in partnership with Caltech/IPAC, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, and Sonoma State University. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Behind the Mission: Cristina Oliveira Space Telescope Science Institute 2023-03-29 | Meet one of the women behind the missions at the Space Telescope Science Institute: Cristina Oliveira, deputy mission head for the upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. She discusses following your passion and the many ways to be involved in astronomy.#WomensHistoryMonth #STScI #BehindTheMission #CristinaOliveira #NASARoman #NancyGraceRoman #RomanSpaceTelescope #astronomy #WomeninSTEM #science #WomenInScience #spacetelescopescienceinstitute
Tonights Sky: April Space Telescope Science Institute 2023-03-28 | About this VideoClear April nights are filled with starry creatures. Near the Big Dipper, you will find several interesting binary stars. You can also spot galaxies like the Pinwheel Galaxy, M82, and M96—the last of which is an asymmetric galaxy that may have been gravitationally disrupted by encounters with its neighbors. Keep watching for space-based views of these celestial objects.About this Series“Tonight’s Sky” is a monthly video of constellations you can observe in the night sky. The series is produced by the Space Telescope Science Institute, home of science operations for the Hubble Space Telescope, in partnership with NASA’s Universe of Learning. This is a recurring show, and you can find more episodes—and other astronomy videos—at hubblesite.org/resource-gallery/learning-resources/tonights-sky.This product is based on work supported by NASA under award numbers NNX16AC65A to the Space Telescope Science Institute, working in partnership with Caltech/IPAC, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, and Sonoma State University. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Behind the Mission: Julia Roman-Duval Space Telescope Science Institute 2023-03-22 | Dr. Julia Roman-Duval works on the Hubble Space Telescope mission at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. She also leads the ULLYSES program, which is dedicated to the production of an ultraviolet spectroscopic library of young high- and low-mass stars in the local universe.Watch as she explains what studying the universe means to her. #womenshistorymonth #hubblespacetelescope #hubble #hubbletelescope #SpaceTelescopeScienceInstitute #stsci #space #astronomy #ULLYSES #ultraviolet #stars #behindthemission #universe #astronomer #JuliaRomanDuval #WomeninSTEM #womeninscience
Behind The Mission: Malynda Chizek Frouard Space Telescope Science Institute 2023-03-16 | Astronomy discoveries are possible thanks to the people working behind the scenes. The Space Telescope Science Institute's Malynda Chizek Frouard is part of the team at the Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes (MAST) in Baltimore, Maryland. MAST stores data from over 20 missions, including the Hubble and Webb space telescopes. She discusses how she went from the farms of Iowa to one of the most important astronomy resources in the world. #WomensHistoryMonth #astronomy #BehindTheMission #JamesWebbSpaceTelescope #NASAWebb #STScI #jwst #WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience #MAST #MikulskiArchiveForSpaceTelescopes #data #spacedata #hubblespacetelescope #DataArchive
Behind The Mission: Alyssa Pagan Space Telescope Science Institute 2023-03-16 | In our next video for the “Behind the Mission” series, Alyssa Pagan discusses her role as a science visuals developer at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland, where she combines her passion for science and art. She’s responsible for some of the amazing images from the Hubble and Webb space telescopes!#WomensHistoryMonth #astronomy #BehindTheMission #JamesWebbSpaceTelescope #NASAWebb #STScI #jwst #AlyssaPagan #WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience #hubble #ScienceVisuals #hubblespacetelescope #ArtInScience
Behind The Mission: Sarah Kendrew Space Telescope Science Institute 2023-03-16 | It takes many people working behind the scenes to help make astronomical discoveries possible. The European Space Agency’s Sarah Kendrew, who works at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland, discusses her role as an instrument and calibration scientist—and why the Webb mission isn’t only for scientists. #WomensHistoryMonth #JamesWebbSpaceTelescope #NASAWebb #STScI #jwst #astronomy #BehindTheMission #ESA #SarahKendrew #WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience
Tonights Sky: March Space Telescope Science Institute 2023-02-27 | About this VideoIn March, the stars of spring lie eastward: Look for the constellations Gemini and Cancer to spot interesting celestial features like star clusters M35 and the Beehive Cluster, and NGC 3923, an oblong elliptical galaxy with an interesting ripple pattern. Keep watching for space-based views of the galaxies.About this Series“Tonight’s Sky” is a monthly video of constellations you can observe in the night sky. The series is produced by the Space Telescope Science Institute, home of science operations for the Hubble Space Telescope, in partnership with NASA’s Universe of Learning. This is a recurring show, and you can find more episodes—and other astronomy videos—at hubblesite.org/videos/science.This product is based on work supported by NASA under award numbers NNX16AC65A to the Space Telescope Science Institute, working in partnership with Caltech/IPAC, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, and Sonoma State University. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Take a Tour of Pandoras Cluster Space Telescope Science Institute 2023-02-15 | A crowded galaxy field on a black background, with one large star dominating the image just right of center. Three areas are concentrated with larger white hazy blobs on the left, lower right, and upper right above the single star. Scattered between these areas are many smaller sources of light; some also have a hazy white glow, while many other are red or orange. Even without zooming in, different galaxy shapes are detectable, like spirals, ovals, and arcs.VIDEO: STScI, Danielle KirshenblatMUSIC: PremiumBeat Music, Klaus HergersheimerSCIENCE: Ivo Labbe (Swinburne), Rachel Bezanson (University of Pittsburgh)IMAGE PROCESSING: STScI, Alyssa Pagan
Tonight’s Sky: February Space Telescope Science Institute 2023-01-30 | In February, the Winter Triangle is your guide to the night sky: The northern hemisphere is treated to views of the stars Procyon, Sirius, and Betelgeuse. Keep watching for the awe-inspiring space-based views of the Orion Nebula, which is sculpted by the stellar winds of central bright stars.About this Series“Tonight’s Sky” is a monthly video of constellations you can observe in the night sky. The series is produced by the Space Telescope Science Institute, home of science operations for the Hubble Space Telescope, in partnership with NASA’s Universe of Learning. This is a recurring show, and you can find more episodes—and other astronomy videos—at hubblesite.org/resource-gallery/learning-resources/tonights-sky.This product is based on work supported by NASA under award numbers NNX16AC65A to the Space Telescope Science Institute, working in partnership with Caltech/IPAC, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, and Sonoma State University. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Webb First Science Results from JWST: Closing Remarks by John Mather Space Telescope Science Institute 2023-01-23 | What has Webb taught us so far? JWST Senior Project Scientist John Mather from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center shares some of the highlights from the First Science Results from JWST conference, held December 12-14, 2022, at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland.• Watch John Mather’s closing talk, “Infrared Treasures, JWST, and What’s Next” youtube.com/watch?v=soCGybmL7aE (Talk begins at 01:46)• View the full conference program: https://www.stsci.edu/contents/events/stsci/2022/december/first-science-results-from-jwstCredits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, D. Kirshenblat (STScI); Music: “Metropolis Daybreak” by Cody Martin, courtesy of Soundstripe.#NASAWebb #webb #JWST #WebbFirstScience #STScI #JamesWebbSpaceTelescope #science #universe #space #WebbSpaceTelescope #astronomy #SpaceTelescopeScienceInstitute #FirstScienceSnippets #JohnMather #scientist TranscriptOpening sequence: The title, “First Science Snippets,” appears in the middle of the screen with a collage of space telescope images appearing and disappearing above and below it. The speaker appears individually in front of an array of 18 hexagons arranged to form the hexagonal shape of the Webb mirror. Within each of the small hexagon is a portion of a Webb image. The speaker faces slightly off-camera.John Mather [00:00:03] Today we learned that the telescope is working perfectly and that it's observing everything we hoped it would observe. So from the very first stars and galaxies to grow in the beginning of the universe, to the stars growing locally nearby with planets around them, to seeing planets themselves, seeing about the chemistry of planets, seeing things in our solar system, the great Jupiter with its red spot, and the moving satellites, and the rings around Jupiter. We saw everything we looked at and we are so pleased. The Webb Telescope has opened up new territory for astronomers. We can see things we could never see before at all. John Mather [00:00:37] So the way we choose what to look at is we ask all astronomers to send us proposals. "I've got an idea... I've got an idea... I've got an idea." Let's choose the best targets and the best reasons. This telescope is for young people to use. A lot of graduate students won proposals and they're reporting their results at our conference. So if you're in school and you want to use this telescope, then work on it. You can. John Mather [00:01:02] The part that interests me now the most is the most distant galaxies that have been magnified the most by these lenses that Einstein told us about. So we are seeing so much more than I ever dreamed possible, and I just want to know what's in them.
Webb First Science Snippets: Assembly of Galaxies 2 Space Telescope Science Institute 2023-01-23 | How and why are researchers using Webb to understand star formation hidden in the dust of distant merging galaxies? Nathalie Ouellette from the University of Montreal, Sean Linden from the University of Massachusetts – Amherst, and Divakara Mayya from Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica recap some of the work presented in Session 8 of the First Science Results from JWST conference, held December 12-14, 2022, at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. • Watch the talks from Session 8, Assembly of Galaxies (2): youtube.com/watch?v=soCGybmL7aE (Note that because of embargo restrictions, not all conference talks were recorded.)• View the full conference program: https://www.stsci.edu/contents/events/stsci/2022/december/first-science-results-from-jwstCredits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, D. Kirshenblat (STScI); Music: “Fortune Tellers” by Delbony, courtesy of Soundstripe.#NASAWebb #webb #JWST #WebbFirstScience #STScI #JamesWebbSpaceTelescope #science #universe #space #WebbSpaceTelescope #astronomy #SpaceTelescopeScienceInstitute #FirstScienceSnippets #galaxies #NathalieOuellette #SeanLinden #DivakaraMayya #StarFormationTranscriptOpening sequence: The title, “First Science Snippets,” appears in the middle of the screen with a collage of space telescope images appearing and disappearing above and below it. The speakers appear individually in front of an array of 18 hexagons arranged to form the hexagonal shape of the Webb mirror. Within each of the small hexagon is a portion of a Webb image. The speakers face slightly off-camera.Nathalie Ouellette [00:00:03] Two of the talks were on the same program and they're specifically looking at, yeah, galaxy mergers, but galaxies that have been lensed. So through the process of gravitational lensing. They're very distant galaxies whose light has been magnified and amplified. Sean Linden [00:00:18] These big mergers are called Luminous Infrared Galaxies. And really what I do is I study the birth of stars in those galaxies to understand how the mergers create the stars within them. Divakara Mayya [00:00:34] So stars form and help to form new stars. They die, but in the process, they help to form new stars. So we want to understand this cycle of formation of new stars. Sean Linden [00:00:47] And so what we really are interested in is the stars that are forming now. And all of the stars that are forming now are forming deeply buried underneath layers and layers of dust. And so the only way that we can see them is with Webb. Divakara Mayya [00:01:02] So that's why James Webb is great, because you can see all these obscured star formation, where probably the majority of the star formation happens in the universe. Nathalie Ouellette [00:01:15] Just the telescope is working so much better than expected that people are like even doubting themselves when they see it. And then they realize, no, this is how good the data is. Sean Linden [00:01:24] In many ways, Webb represents the tip of the iceberg for so many different communities within astronomy. And it's one of the reasons that we've all been waiting with bated breath for so long for this telescope to work. And it's I mean, it's exceeded, I think, most everyone's expectations.
Webb First Science Snippets: Planetary Systems and the Origins of Life 2 Space Telescope Science Institute 2023-01-23 | What are spectra and how are researchers using them to understand planets orbiting distant stars? Kaitlin Rasmussen from the University of Washington, Yoni Brande from the University of Kansas, and Brittany Miles from the University of Arizona explain some of the work highlighted in Session 7 of the First Science Results from JWST conference, held December 12-14, 2022, at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. • Watch the talks from Session 7, Planetary Systems and the Origins of Life (2): youtube.com/watch?v=mg6V5sM_fuk (Note that because of embargo restrictions, not all conference talks were recorded.)• View the full conference program: https://www.stsci.edu/contents/events/stsci/2022/december/first-science-results-from-jwstCredits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, D. Kirshenblat (STScI); Music: “What You Need” by Tide Electric, courtesy of Soundstripe.#NASAWebb #webb #JWST #WebbFirstScience #STScI #JamesWebbSpaceTelescope #science #universe #space #WebbSpaceTelescope #astronomy #SpaceTelescopeScienceInstitute #FirstScienceSnippets #KaitlinRasmussen #YoniBrande #BrittanyMilesTranscriptOpening sequence: The title, “First Science Snippets,” appears in the middle of the screen with a collage of space telescope images appearing and disappearing above and below it. The speakers appear individually in front of an array of 18 hexagons arranged to form the hexagonal shape of the Webb mirror. Within each of the small hexagon is a portion of a Webb image. The speakers face slightly off-camera.Kaitlin Rasmussen [00:00:03] So as a spectroscopist, it's just been really exciting to take this very first step into getting the best look at exoplanets that we've ever had before. Yoni Brande [00:00:13] We saw a bunch of really good observations, so a lot of people showed very cool spectra. And spectra are basically what happens when you split light up into all of its different colors. Brittany Miles [00:00:25] I use spectroscopy to look for specific signatures that may be due to different molecules. Kaitlin Rasmussen [00:00:31] Well, I'm always excited to share that my hair is the absorption spectrum of hydrogen. So we've got like our little H-alpha and our H-beta. Yoni Brande [00:00:40] So I personally work on transmission spectroscopy. So when a star moves in front of its planet, it sort of filters the starlight through the gas in the atmosphere and that tells you what's in the atmosphere. Kaitlin Rasmussen [00:00:51] I was really jazzed about the Trappist-1 g spectrum because that's a habitable-zone planet. And so even though it was just a little bit of data on that planet, it showed that we can do it. Brittany Miles [00:01:01] I think with JWST we're really getting close to connecting planets in our own solar system to planets outside our solar system. So JWST is one of the few observatories where you can take a measurement on Jupiter and also take a measurement on an exoplanet with the same instrument. Yoni Brande [00:01:19] Being able to do these kinds of observations now sets us up really well for future space missions in the next few decades, which actually will be more directly focused on answering the question of whether there is life elsewhere in the galaxy.
Webb First Science Snippets: Planetary Systems and the Origins of Life 1 Space Telescope Science Institute 2023-01-23 | Webb’s extraordinary infrared sensitivity is useful for studying nearby objects like Mars and Jupiter as well as those in the deep universe. Geronimo Villanueva from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and Imke de Pater of the University of California, Berkeley share their excitement over the data presented in Session 6 of the First Science Results from JWST conference, held December 12-14, 2022, at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. • Watch the talks from Session 6, Planetary Systems and the Origins of Life (1): youtube.com/watch?v=hJgSYJ3AzZw and youtube.com/watch?v=BYAjyQ1elm8 (Note that because of embargo restrictions, not all conference talks were recorded.)• View the full conference program: https://www.stsci.edu/contents/events/stsci/2022/december/first-science-results-from-jwstCredits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, D. Kirshenblat (STScI); Music: “Give Me the Sun” by Phantoms, courtesy of Soundstripe.#NASAWebb #webb #JWST #WebbFirstScience #STScI #JamesWebbSpaceTelescope #science #universe #space #WebbSpaceTelescope #astronomy #SpaceTelescopeScienceInstitute #FirstScienceSnippets #Planets #PlanetarySystem #GeronimoVillanueva #ImkedePaterTranscriptOpening sequence: The title, “First Science Snippets,” appears in the middle of the screen with a collage of space telescope images appearing and disappearing above and below it. The speakers appear individually in front of an array of 18 hexagons arranged to form the hexagonal shape of the Webb mirror. Within each of the small hexagon is a portion of a Webb image. The speakers face slightly off-camera.Geronimo Villanueva [00:00:03] What we've been investigating is astrobiology in the Solar System. So the search for life and the possibility of existence of activity in the Solar System. So where are we going to go? We went to the most interesting places that we can think of. For some, it's Mars, Enceladus, and Europa. And we are looking for signatures of life or habitability or the soup of life, you know, the ingredients of life. So that's the main thing we're using James Webb for. Imke de Pater [00:00:26] We just look at our solar system planets, you can really see and study in detail. So that's really what excites me. So I'm really excited about the images we got about Jupiter. I mean, it's amazing structure. Geronimo Villanueva [00:00:44] We've all been surprised. That in such a short integration time, which is nothing, you can get so much science. And this is the beauty of James Webb. You know, 15 seconds with James Webb is like years of research with other things.
Webb First Science Snippets: Stellar Physics and Stellar Life Cycle Space Telescope Science Institute 2023-01-23 | Why should we care about dying stars? How is Webb helping us understand stellar life cycles and cosmic recycling? Ryan Lau from NOIRLab, Margaret Meixner from Universities Space Research Association, and Ori Fox from STScI share highlights from Session 5 of the First Science Results from JWST conference, held December 12-14, 2022, at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. • Watch the talks from Session 5, Stellar Physics and Stellar Life Cycle: youtube.com/watch?v=RWDYWNerHcc (Note that because of embargo restrictions, not all conference talks were recorded.)• View the full conference program: https://www.stsci.edu/contents/events/stsci/2022/december/first-science-results-from-jwstCredits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, D. Kirshenblat (STScI); Music: “Pumped Up” by Allex, courtesy of Soundstripe.#NASAWebb #webb #JWST #WebbFirstScience #STScI #JamesWebbSpaceTelescope #science #universe #space #WebbSpaceTelescope #astronomy #SpaceTelescopeScienceInstitute #FirstScienceSnippets #physics #stars #starlifecycle #RyanLau #MargaretMeixner #OriFoxTranscriptOpening sequence: The title, “First Science Snippets,” appears in the middle of the screen with a collage of space telescope images appearing and disappearing above and below it. The speakers appear individually in front of an array of 18 hexagons arranged to form the hexagonal shape of the Webb mirror. Within each of the small hexagon is a portion of a Webb image. The speakers face slightly off-camera.Ryan Lau [00:00:03] Today, I talked about some of our observations in our Early Release Science program. So, some of the first observations done by JWST. And what we looked at is mass loss from a massive evolved star. So again, like these dying types of stars. Margaret Meixner [00:00:15] I think that the most compelling reason you should care about dying stars is: The stuff you're made of came from stars. And if you want to understand the origins of everything in the universe more complex than just hydrogen, you have to study these processes. Ryan Lau [00:00:30] Wolf-Rayet stars, these dying and massive stars, are likely important sources of dust in the interstellar medium of the universe. Ori Fox [00:00:38] Dust is cool because dust is critical for building planets, for building asteroids, for building all of the solid parts of our solar system. And so we want to understand where all of these critical components came from. And there are a lot of different possibilities. But studying these stellar systems with JWST allows us to trace this dust formation for the first time.
Webb First Science Snippets: Star Formation and Stellar Properties Space Telescope Science Institute 2023-01-23 | What have the first six months of data from Webb revealed about star formation and properties of stars? Yao-Lun Yang from RIKEN and Laurie Chu from NASA’s Ames Research Center provide a glimpse into some of the work presented in Session 4 of the First Science Results from JWST conference, held December 12-14, 2022, at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. • Watch the talks from Session 4, Star Formation and Stellar Properties: youtube.com/watch?v=RWDYWNerHcc (Note that because of embargo restrictions, not all conference talks were recorded.)• View the full conference program: https://www.stsci.edu/contents/events/stsci/2022/december/first-science-results-from-jwstCredits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, D. Kirshenblat (STScI); Music: “Metropolis Daybreak” by Cody Martin, courtesy of Soundstripe.#NASAWebb #webb #JWST #WebbFirstScience #STScI #JamesWebbSpaceTelescope #science #universe #space #WebbSpaceTelescope #astronomy #SpaceTelescopeScienceInstitute #FirstScienceSnippets #YaoLunYang #LaurieChuTranscriptOpening sequence: The title, “First Science Snippets,” appears in the middle of the screen with a collage of space telescope images appearing and disappearing above and below it. The speakers appear individually in front of an array of 18 hexagons arranged to form the hexagonal shape of the Webb mirror. Within each of the small hexagon is a portion of a Webb image. The speakers face slightly off-camera.Yao-Lun Yang [00:00:03] So we observe a protostar, which is a baby star, and we try to use JWST to see to the ice features around this protostar. So what happened is that these ices contain the materials that are going to shift directly down to the center of protostar that could be part of the building blocks for planets or for the disk that hosts the planet formation. Laurie Chu [00:00:23] And so this kind of process, we don't quite understand. And now we're starting to get this look, because we can look at these different evolutionary stages. We can look at before a star has formed, while a star is forming, maybe a little bit later when it has just the disk around the star. And so we can understand kind of how these molecules survive. And so it's really interesting to see at this protostar stage because that's when we might be getting these elements of life. And that's how we got water on Earth, potentially.
Webb First Science Snippets: Assembly of Galaxies 1 Space Telescope Science Institute 2023-01-23 | How is Webb helping us understand how galaxies —massive collections of stars, gas, dust, and dark matter held together by gravity—form and change over time? Jeyhan Kartaltepe from the Rochester Institute of Technology, Tiger Hsiao from Johns Hopkins University, and Mason Leist from the University of Texas at San Antonio share their excitement from Session 3 of the First Science Results from JWST conference, held December 12-14, 2022, at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. • Watch the talks in Session 3, Assembly of Galaxies (1): youtube.com/watch?v=Ui3fytJO89I (Note that because of embargo restrictions, not all conference talks were recorded.)• View the full conference program: https://www.stsci.edu/contents/events/stsci/2022/december/first-science-results-from-jwstCredits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, D. Kirshenblat (STScI); Music: “Gameboy” by SCRZG, courtesy of Soundstripe.#NASAWebb #webb #JWST #WebbFirstScience #STScI #JamesWebbSpaceTelescope #science #universe #space #astronomy #WebbSpaceTelescope #SpaceTelescopeScienceInstitute #FirstScienceSnippets #galaxies #JeyhanKartaltepe #TigerHsiao #MasonLeistTranscriptOpening sequence: The title, “First Science Snippets,” appears in the middle of the screen with a collage of space telescope images appearing and disappearing above and below it. The speakers appear individually in front of an array of 18 hexagons arranged to form the hexagonal shape of the Webb mirror. Within each of the small hexagon is a portion of a Webb image. The speakers face slightly off-camera.Jeyhan Kartaltepe [00:00:03] I think some of the things that are really standing out to me are the spectra we're seeing, because we've been seeing a lot of images and it's only now that people are starting to get spectra and show spectra, and that's exciting. Tiger Hsiao [00:00:15] But now we have JWST. JWST can offer a different, you know, aspect of data. High resolution, high sensitivity. So we are able to address many of those questions we could not address before. Mason Leist [00:00:26] For the last year and a half, I've lived in theory and simulations and I'm like, "Why isn't this working? I don't understand this, blah, blah, blah." But now that we have data and we can see that, you know, our models are kind of matching what we expected to see. But more importantly, the simulator, MIRI Sim, which simulates MIRI data, is also behaving sort of like we expect to see. And in fact, the instrument is behaving better than the simulator, which is great. So yeah, that is one of the perks of using JWST. Everything's working so much better than anybody thought.
Webb First Science Snippets: The End of the Dark Ages Space Telescope Science Institute 2023-01-23 | What is Webb teaching us about ancient galaxies that burned off the cosmic fog of the Dark Ages and lit up the universe? Guido Roberts-Borsani from the University of California, Los Angeles, Rachel Bezanson from the University of Pittsburgh, and Rebecca Larson from the University of Texas at Austin provide a few insights from Session 2 of the First Science Results from JWST conference, held December 12-14, 2022, at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. • Watch talks in Session 2, End of the Dark Ages: youtube.com/watch?v=goL4RwYBOYk (Note that because of embargo restrictions, not all conference talks were recorded.)• View the full conference program: https://www.stsci.edu/contents/events/stsci/2022/december/first-science-results-from-jwstCredits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, D. Kirshenblat (STScI); Music: “Fortune Tellers” by Delbony, courtesy of Soundstripe.#NASAWebb #webb #JWST #WebbFirstScience #STScI #JamesWebbSpaceTelescope #science #universe #space #WebbSpaceTelescope #SpaceTelescopeScienceInstitute #FirstScienceSnippets #EndOfDarkAges #CosmicDarkAges #GuidoRobertsBorsani #RachelBezanson #RebeccaLarsonTranscriptOpening sequence: The title, “First Science Snippets,” appears in the middle of the screen with a collage of space telescope images appearing and disappearing above and below it. The speakers appear individually in front of an array of 18 hexagons arranged to form the hexagonal shape of the Webb mirror. Within each of the small hexagon is a portion of a Webb image. The speakers face slightly off-camera.Guido Roberts-Borsani [00:00:02] So I presented the spectroscopic confirmation of one of the faintest galaxies we know of. It's called JD1. It's gravitationally lensed, which means that the gravity from nearby galaxies are amplifying its light. Rachel Bezanson [00:00:20] So we can, instead of saying, "Oh, we think this galaxy is so far away, we're looking back in time, you know, 12 billion years." Now we can precisely say, "No, I know exactly where that galaxy is!" And we can start to study the physical properties of the insides of those baby galaxies in the earliest moments of time. It's really exciting.Rebecca Larson [00:00:43] And so that's kind of the really cool forward-looking stuff is. We're asking questions we didn't know we needed to ask. And what's the next thing that we're going to find? And what's the next question that's going to surprise us or the answer where all of our predictions are not quite correct, which is the fun part of science. When you're wrong, you're like, Oh, this is something new. And that's when it gets truly exciting.
Webb First Science Snippets: The State of the Observatory Space Telescope Science Institute 2023-01-23 | Step one for doing science with the James Webb Space Telescope? Make sure its scientific instruments—the cameras and spectrographs that give the observatory its unprecedented power—are all working properly. Jane Rigby from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, and Macarena Garcia Marin and Karl Gordon from the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) recap a few highlights from Session 1 of the First Science Results from JWST conference, held December 12-14, 2022, at STScI in Baltimore, Maryland. • Watch all of the talks in Session 1, The State of the Observatory: youtube.com/watch?v=WNlPQq68bwY• View the full conference program: https://www.stsci.edu/contents/events/stsci/2022/december/first-science-results-from-jwstCredits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, D. Kirshenblat (STScI); Music: “Coastal Flight” by Markus Huber, courtesy of Soundstripe.#NASAWebb #webb #JWST #WebbFirstScience #STScI #JamesWebbSpaceTelescope #science #universe #space #WebbSpaceTelescope #JaneRigby #MacarenaGarciaMarin #KarlGordon #SpaceTelescopeScienceInstitute #FirstScienceSnippetsTranscriptOpening sequence: The title, “First Science Snippets,” appears in the middle of the screen with a collage of space telescope images appearing and disappearing above and below it. The speakers appear individually in front of an array of 18 hexagons arranged to form the hexagonal shape of the Webb mirror. Within each of the small hexagon is a portion of a Webb image. The speakers face slightly off-camera.Jane Rigby [00:00:03] One of the things we've been doing since we launched is calibrating all the instruments on JWST. And that means figuring out from what we measure, you know, how fast is the light coming in, to what's really going on? How bright is that star and that galaxy way out there? Macarena Garcia Marin [00:00:21] The Mid-Infrared Instrument for Webb, the MIRI instrument, it's actually performing amazingly well. It's surpassing expectations. And really when you compare what we are seeing and the quality of the data with previous missions, it's mind blowing. Karl Gordon [00:00:35] This morning there was a lot about the instruments. And so for me, one of the things I work on and I'm excited about is how well we can calibrate them, because getting the absolute flux calibration right means we've got all the other bits, right? It's kind of the canary in the coal mine. If things are going wrong, your flux doesn't work. And so that's that was really nice to see from all the instruments that it is coming together as we planned.
Video Tour of NGC 346 Space Telescope Science Institute 2023-01-11 | This video tours areas of NGC 346, one of the most dynamic star-forming regions in nearby galaxies. NGC 346, a star cluster that lies within a nebula, is located 210,000 light years away. It resides within the Small Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy close to our Milky Way. New findings from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope reveal the presence of a much more intricate network of gas and dust structures than previously discovered in the area. Within a plume of gas is cold molecular hydrogen, which provides a perfect environment for young stars to form, some of which can be seen in the image. These young stars generate energy that heats the gas, energizing and splitting the molecular hydrogen. This effectively carves rough ridges into the gas. Another area appears to show the head of a dragon, spitting out balls of hot gas. Its “eye” and the balls of gas are areas of active star formation, which will continue to change the environment around it. The wisps seen in the image are more evidence of that environmental change. Winds from nearby stars are blowing away material that surrounds still-forming stars, leaving these small structures behind. Around the arc, we see curly ribbons of glowing gas that outline the cold molecular gas of the region. These many pillars of creation show how pervasive the stellar erosion is in the region.Eventually, over millions of years, the mixture of energized and dense hydrogen will give way to thousands of stars and far more of these filamentary structures.
Tonights Sky: January Space Telescope Science Institute 2022-12-22 | About this Video In January, the northern hemisphere features beautiful views of Capella, a pair of giant yellow stars; Aldebaran, a red giant star; and two star clusters—the Hyades and the Pleiades. Keep watching for the awe-inspiring space-based views of the Crab Nebula, the remains of a star that exploded as a supernova. About this Series “Tonight’s Sky” is a monthly video of constellations you can observe in the night sky. The series is produced by the Space Telescope Science Institute, home of science operations for the Hubble Space Telescope, in partnership with NASA’s Universe of Learning. This is a recurring show, and you can find more episodes—and other astronomy videos—at hubblesite.org/resource-gallery/learning-resources/tonights-sky. This product is based on work supported by NASA under award numbers NNX16AC65A to the Space Telescope Science Institute, working in partnership with Caltech/IPAC, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, and Sonoma State University. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Tonights Sky: December Space Telescope Science Institute 2022-11-29 | Step outside on a cold December night when the stars shine bright to find the Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, and Cepheus. They will help you locate a binary star system, a fan-shaped open star cluster, and a variable star. Stay tuned for space-based views of a ragged spiral galaxy, an open star cluster, and an edge-on galaxy. About this Series“Tonight’s Sky” is a monthly video of constellations you can observe in the night sky. The series is produced by the Space Telescope Science Institute, home of science operations for the Hubble Space Telescope, in partnership with NASA’s Universe of Learning. This is a recurring show, and you can find more episodes—and other astronomy videos—at hubblesite.org/resource-gallery/learning-resources/tonights-sky. This product is based on work supported by NASA under award numbers NNX16AC65A to the Space Telescope Science Institute, working in partnership with Caltech/IPAC, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, and Sonoma State University. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Visualization Showing How Roman Will Detect Kilonovae Space Telescope Science Institute 2022-11-08 | How will NASA’s Roman Space Telescope detect kilonovae – brief flashes of light sent out by the merger of two neutron stars or a neutron star and a black hole? In part, due to the telescope’s wide field of view. Roman’s view is 200 times larger than the Hubble Space Telescope’s infrared view. Once Roman starts observing the sky at a regular cadence following its launch, planned by 2027, researchers expect to be able to identify more of these spectacular events, both nearby and very far away. Although we do not yet know the rate of these events, when Roman’s data pour in we will begin to learn how frequent these mergers are – and what results. Read the related release: webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2022/news-2022-049 Credits: NASA, A. Pagan (STScI)
The Pillars of Creation in Mid-Infrared Light Space Telescope Science Institute 2022-10-28 | Compare NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope mid-infrared light image of the Pillars of Creation to its near-infrared light image in this short video tour. Thousands of stars have formed in this region, but interstellar dust cloaks the scene in mid-infrared light, which is why the majority of the stars appear to be missing. A quick dissolve to the near-infrared image proves they are still there, of course.While mid-infrared light specializes in detailing where dust is – and these pillars are flush with dust and gas – many stars in this region aren’t dusty enough to appear at these wavelengths. Instead, mid-infrared light reveals which of the young stars still have their dusty “cloaks.” These are the crimson orbs toward the fringes of the pillars. In contrast, the blue stars that dot the scene are aging, which means they have already shed most of their layers of gas and dust.How vast is this landscape? This bright red star and its dusty shroud are larger than the size of our entire solar system.Credits:VIDEO: Danielle Kirshenblat (STScI)DESIGN: Leah Hustak (STScI)NARRATION: Danielle Kirshenblat (STScI)SCRIPT: Claire Blome (STScI), Danielle Kirshenblat (STScI)MUSIC: Soundstripe ProductionsSCIENCE: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScIIMAGE PROCESSING: Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Alyssa Pagan (STScI)
Tonights Sky: November Space Telescope Science Institute 2022-10-26 | About this VideoIn November, hunt for the fainter constellations of fall, including Pisces, Aries, and Triangulum. They will guide you to find several galaxies and a pair of white stars. Stay tuned for space-based views of spiral galaxy M74 and the Triangulum Galaxy, which are shown in visible, infrared, and ultraviolet light.About this Series“Tonight’s Sky” is a monthly video of constellations you can observe in the night sky. The series is produced by the Space Telescope Science Institute, home of science operations for the Hubble Space Telescope, in partnership with NASA’s Universe of Learning. This is a recurring show, and you can find more episodes—and other astronomy videos—at hubblesite.org/resource-gallery/learning-resources/tonights-sky.This product is based on work supported by NASA under award numbers NNX16AC65A to the Space Telescope Science Institute, working in partnership with Caltech/IPAC, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, and Sonoma State University. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Webbs New View of the Pillars of Creation Space Telescope Science Institute 2022-10-19 | This video tours areas of Webb’s near-infrared light view of the Pillars of Creation. This area is brimming with gas and dust, which are essential ingredients for star formation. Glowing, bright red wavy lines appear at the edges of some pillars, revealing where stars are ejecting material as they form. The bright red orbs are newly formed stars that have burst into view.Distant galaxies typically make appearances in Webb’s images, but not many appear in this one. A translucent layer of gas and dust is drawn like a curtain, allowing the stars to take centerstage. Webb’s near-infrared image will help researchers update their models of star formation. Over time, we’ll learn how stars form and burst out of these dusty clouds over millions of years.Read the full release: webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2022/news-2022-052Credits:VIDEO: Danielle Kirshenblat (STScI)MUSIC: Soundstripe ProductionsSCIENCE: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScIIMAGE PROCESSING: Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Anton M. Koekemoer (STScI), Alyssa Pagan (STScI)
Webb’s First Images: Unfold the Universe with Webb Scientists Space Telescope Science Institute 2022-10-14 | Join other Community Event host sites across the country for this special one-hour discussion just for you and your school-age audiences. Hear what excites astronomers about the new telescope’s capabilities and have them answer your questions directly!
Tonights Sky: October Space Telescope Science Institute 2022-09-27 | About this VideoCrisp, clear October nights are full of celestial showpieces. Find Pegasus, the flying horse of Greek myth, to pinpoint dense globular star clusters and galaxies, and keep watching for space-based views of M15, NGC 7331, and the Andromeda Galaxy.About this Series“Tonight’s Sky” is a monthly video of constellations you can observe in the night sky. The series is produced by the Space Telescope Science Institute, home of science operations for the Hubble Space Telescope, in partnership with NASA’s Universe of Learning. This is a recurring show, and you can find more episodes—and other astronomy videos—at hubblesite.org/resource-gallery/learning-resources/tonights-sky.This product is based on work supported by NASA under award numbers NNX16AC65A to the Space Telescope Science Institute, working in partnership with Caltech/IPAC, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, and Sonoma State University. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Webb’s First Images: Unfold the Universe with Webb Scientists Space Telescope Science Institute 2022-09-10 | Join other Community Event host sites across the country for this special one-hour discussion just for you and your audiences. Hear what excites astronomers about the new telescope’s capabilities and have them answer your questions directly!
Tonights Sky: September Space Telescope Science Institute 2022-08-19 | About this VideoIn September, Pegasus becomes increasingly prominent in the southeastern sky, allowing stargazers to locate globular star clusters and a nearby double star, Alpha Capricorni. Keep watching for space-based views of densely packed, spherical collections of ancient stars in visible and X-ray light.About this Series“Tonight’s Sky” is a monthly video of constellations you can observe in the night sky. The series is produced by the Space Telescope Science Institute, home of science operations for the Hubble Space Telescope, in partnership with NASA’s Universe of Learning. This is a recurring show, and you can find more episodes—and other astronomy videos—at hubblesite.org/resource-gallery/learning-resources/tonights-sky.This product is based on work supported by NASA under award numbers NNX16AC65A to the Space Telescope Science Institute, working in partnership with Caltech/IPAC, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, and Sonoma State University. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
BONUS CLIP: Webb Mission Staff Reads Your Tweets Space Telescope Science Institute 2022-08-17 | Here is a bonus #SweetTweets because everyone had so many great things to say about Webb's first images!#UnfoldTheUniverse #JWST #NASAWebbLoved Sweet Tweets? Don’t forget to subscribe!
Webb Mission Staff Reads Your Sweet Tweets Space Telescope Science Institute 2022-08-17 | How did Webb's first images make you feel? Excited? Amazed?The Webb mission staff at the Space Telescope Science Institute loved reading and reacting to some of your #SweetTweets after the release of the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope!#UnfoldTheUniverse #JWST #NASAWebb
Tonights Sky: August Space Telescope Science Institute 2022-07-25 | About this VideoIn August, a flock of star-studded figures soars overhead. Look for the Vega and Lyra constellations, which point to Epsilon Lyrae and the Ring Nebula. You can also spot three bright summer stars: Vega, Deneb, and Altair, which form the Summer Triangle. Keep watching for space-based views of these and other stars and nebulas.About this Series“Tonight’s Sky” is a monthly video of constellations you can observe in the night sky. The series is produced by the Space Telescope Science Institute, home of science operations for the Hubble Space Telescope, in partnership with NASA’s Universe of Learning. This is a recurring show, and you can find more episodes—and other astronomy videos—at hubblesite.org/resource-gallery/learning-resources/tonights-sky.This product is based on work supported by NASA under award numbers NNX16AC65A to the Space Telescope Science Institute, working in partnership with Caltech/IPAC, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, and Sonoma State University. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Webb’s First Images: Unfold the Universe with Webb Scientists Space Telescope Science Institute 2022-07-17 | Join other Community Event host sites across the country for this special one-hour discussion just for you and your audiences. Hear what excites astronomers about the new telescope’s capabilities and have them answer your questions directly!
Las primeras imágenes de Webb: Despliega el universo con los científicos de Webb Space Telescope Science Institute 2022-07-17 | Únete, junto con otras sedes de eventos comunitarios en todo el país, a esta plática especial de una hora sólo para ti y tu público. Los astrónomos compartirán qué es lo que más les entusiasma sobre las capacidades del nuevo telescopio y responderán directamente tus preguntas.
JWST image video for ‘Floating in Heaven’ by Graham Gouldman and Brian May Space Telescope Science Institute 2022-07-12 | “Floating In Heaven” transports you through space and time, providing a soundtrack for the first full-color images from the James Webb Space Telescope. Written and performed by 10cc founder Graham Gouldman and featuring astrophysicist and Queen lead guitarist and co-founder Brian May on guitar and vocals, it commemorates the historic July 12, 2022 unveiling of Webb’s first images. webbtelescope.org/news/first-imagesThe song accompanies a Webb Telescope video that explores the wonders of the “Cosmic Cliffs” in the Carina Nebula, Stephan’s Quintet, the Southern Ring Nebula, and Webb’s First Deep Field, SMACS 0723.“Floating In Heaven”Performed by Graham Gouldman and Brian MayWritten by Graham Gouldman Graham Gouldman: Lead vocal and backing vocals; bass guitar; acoustic guitars, slide guitar; drum programming; Gizmotron Brian May: Guitars, backing vocals Graeme Pleeth: Hammond organ; piano; synth Produced by Graham Gouldman, Graeme Pleeth and Brian MayEngineered and mixed by Graeme Pleeth and Justin Shirley-SmithAdditional engineering by Kris FredrikssonMastered by Bob LudwigVideo Credits: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the European Space Agency (ESA), the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), and the Webb Early Release Observations (ERO) Production Team. The ERO Production Team is: Claire Blome, Hannah Braun, Matthew Brown, Margaret Carruthers, Dan Coe, Joseph DePasquale, Nestor Espinoza, Macarena Garcia Marin, Karl Gordon, Alaina Henry, Leah Hustak, Andi James, Ann Jenkins, Anton Koekemoer, Stephanie LaMassa, David Law, Alexandra Lockwood, Amaya Moro-Martin, Susan Mullally, Alyssa Pagan, Dani Player, Klaus Pontoppidan, Charles Proffitt, Christine Pulliam, Leah Ramsay, Swara Ravindranath, Neill Reid, Massimo Robberto, Elena Sabbi, Leonardo Ubeda.The EROs were also made possible by the foundational efforts and support from the JWST instruments, STScI planning and scheduling, Data Management teams, and Office of Public Outreach.
Exploring Star and Planet Formation Space Telescope Science Institute 2022-07-01 | This animation explores the stages in the formation of stars and planets. Within a large, dense cloud, thousands of protostars collapse due to gravity. The infalling material forms a disk around the protostar, with jets emitted perpendicular to the disk. Planets condense and build up within the disk, establishing a new solar system. The Webb Space Telescope’s infrared observations will peer into these dark clouds and dusty disks to examine this formation process with unprecedented clarity.Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, D.Player (STScI), F. Summers (STScI), J. DePasquale (STScI)
Galaxy Development Across Cosmic Distance Space Telescope Science Institute 2022-07-01 | When we look out into space, we are also looking back into time. Astronomers can trace galaxy development by observing galaxies at great distances to reveal how galaxies appeared long ago. This example, using the Hubble Ultra Deep Field, showcases the changes in galaxy appearance across billions of light-years of space, and thus billions of years in time. The Webb Space Telescope will enhance these observations and extend them to the earliest galaxies in the universe.Credits:NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI
How the Roman Space Telescope Will Study Galaxies Space Telescope Science Institute 2022-06-27 | NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will be a powerful tool for studying galaxies throughout the cosmos. It will be able to provide spectra for every galaxy in its field of view. And with a field of view 200 times that of the Hubble Space Telescope at infrared wavelengths, Roman can capture thousands of objects of interest in a single observation.Read the full news release: hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2022/news-2022-018Video credit: Robert Hurt (IPAC/Caltech) Hubble Ultra Deep Field Visualization courtesy of Frank Summers (STScI)/NASA’s Universe of Learning Music: “Red Giant” by Stellardrone
