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Astronomer Dr. Jane Rigby challenges the limits of the naked eye. Having influenced most famous telescopes that come to mind, her work is defined by breaking boundaries both physical and beyond.
Hosted By: Hank Green
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Sources:
jwst.nasa.gov/content/meetTheTeam/people/rigby.html
aas.org/comms/sgma/sgma-interviews-jane-rigby
nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2019/where-are-new-stars-born-nasa-s-webb-telescope-will-investigate
jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-infrared-observatory-measures-expansion-of-universe
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015ApJ...811L..12W/abstract
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gettyimages.com/detail/video/silhouette-of-a-man-and-countryside-under-the-starry-stock-footage/1344103659?adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/video/month-on-a-background-star-sky-stock-footage/1303430461?adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/video/close-up-animation-of-earth-seen-from-space-the-globe-stock-footage/1334426891?adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/video/telescope-stock-footage/473221177?adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/video/stars-and-galaxies-loopable-multicolored-space-stock-footage/183132331?adppopup=true
nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2022/nasa-goddard-astrophysicist-awarded-2022-lgbtq-scientist-of-the-year
nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_1444.html
gettyimages.com/detail/video/rotating-galaxy-in-deep-universe-stock-footage/1334989571?adppopup=true
flickr.com/photos/nasawebbtelescope/50489833002/in/album-72157624413830771
flickr.com/photos/nasawebbtelescope/51413202793/in/album-72157624413830771
hubblesite.org/contents/articles/gravitational-lensing
gettyimages.com/detail/video/loop-space-flight-deep-space-exploration-travel-to-the-stock-footage/1312605925?adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/video/hubble-space-telescope-explore-stock-footage/638062590?adppopup=true
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11857
youtube.com/watch?v=hf5-_4GcPQM
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Astronomer Dr. Jane Rigby challenges the limits of the naked eye. Having influenced most famous telescopes that come to mind, her work is defined by breaking boundaries both physical and beyond.
Hosted By: Hank Green
----------
Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporter for helping us keep SciShow Space free for everyone forever: Jason A Saslow, David Brooks, and AndyGneiss!
Support SciShow Space by becoming a patron on Patreon: patreon.com/SciShowSpace
Or by checking out our awesome space pins and other products over at DFTBA Records: dftba.com/scishow
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SciShow Tangents Podcast: scishowtangents.org
Facebook: facebook.com/scishow
Twitter: twitter.com/scishow
Instagram: instagram.com/thescishow
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Sources:
jwst.nasa.gov/content/meetTheTeam/people/rigby.html
aas.org/comms/sgma/sgma-interviews-jane-rigby
nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2019/where-are-new-stars-born-nasa-s-webb-telescope-will-investigate
jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-infrared-observatory-measures-expansion-of-universe
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015ApJ...811L..12W/abstract
Image Sources:
gettyimages.com/detail/video/silhouette-of-a-man-and-countryside-under-the-starry-stock-footage/1344103659?adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/video/month-on-a-background-star-sky-stock-footage/1303430461?adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/video/close-up-animation-of-earth-seen-from-space-the-globe-stock-footage/1334426891?adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/video/telescope-stock-footage/473221177?adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/video/stars-and-galaxies-loopable-multicolored-space-stock-footage/183132331?adppopup=true
nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2022/nasa-goddard-astrophysicist-awarded-2022-lgbtq-scientist-of-the-year
nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_1444.html
gettyimages.com/detail/video/rotating-galaxy-in-deep-universe-stock-footage/1334989571?adppopup=true
flickr.com/photos/nasawebbtelescope/50489833002/in/album-72157624413830771
flickr.com/photos/nasawebbtelescope/51413202793/in/album-72157624413830771
hubblesite.org/contents/articles/gravitational-lensing
gettyimages.com/detail/video/loop-space-flight-deep-space-exploration-travel-to-the-stock-footage/1312605925?adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/video/hubble-space-telescope-explore-stock-footage/638062590?adppopup=true
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11857
youtube.com/watch?v=hf5-_4GcPQM
