James Webb Space Telescope Light Path @NASAWebbTelescope

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) This animation shows the path light will follow as it hits the primary James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) mirror, and is reflected to the secondary, and then in through the aft optics assembly where the tertiary and fine steering mirrors are. The light is then reflected and split and directed to the science instruments by pick-off mirrors. JWST is a three-mirror anastigmat telescope.

Video Credit: NASA, ESA, and G. Bacon (STScI)

Download video: http://jwst.nasa.gov/videos/JWST_Lightpath-H264_1920x1080.mp4 (16.4 MB)

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James Webb Space Telescope Light Path

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 2015-10-29 | This animation shows the path light will follow as it hits the primary James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) mirror, and is reflected to the secondary, and then in through the aft optics assembly where the tertiary and fine steering mirrors are. The light is then reflected and split and directed to the science instruments by pick-off mirrors. JWST is a three-mirror anastigmat telescope.

Video Credit: NASA, ESA, and G. Bacon (STScI)

Download video: http://jwst.nasa.gov/videos/JWST_Lightpath-H264_1920x1080.mp4 (16.4 MB)

Video Tour of NGC 346

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 2023-01-12 | 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 at upper right 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 at upper right 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.

Credits

VIDEO: Danielle Kirshenblat (STScI)
MUSIC: High Street Music
SCIENCE: NASA, ESA, CSA, Olivia C. Jones (UK ATC), Guido De Marchi (ESTEC), Margaret Meixner (USRA)
IMAGE PROCESSING: Alyssa Pagan (STScI), Nolan Habel (USRA), Laura Lenkić (USRA), Laurie E. U. Chu (NASA Ames)

Happy Birthday Webb!

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 2022-12-19 | What a year it has been for Webb! It feels like just yesterday we were getting ready to launch, and now Webb has hit the ground running in its mission to #UnfoldTheUniverse. Break out your box of tissues and relive the magic with us. Happy Birthday, Webb!

Download this video: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14258

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Michael McClare (KBRwyle): Lead Producer
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET): Technical Support
Michael McClare (KBRwyle): Lead Editor
Michael McClare (KBRwyle): Lead Videographer
Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Videographer
Michael P. Menzel (AIMM): Videographer
Adriana Manrique Gutierrez (KBRwyle): Lead Animator
Robert Navias (NASA): Launch Commentator

Tour the Webb Telescope’s Pillars of Creation

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 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 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 more about Webb's near-infrared image of the Pillars of Creation: go.nasa.gov/3EPPiXW

Credits:
Video: Danielle Kirshenblat (STScI)
Music: Soundstripe Productions
Science: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI
Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Anton M. Koekemoer (STScI), Alyssa Pagan (STScI)

Webb Telescope Data, Translated to Sound — Cosmic Cliffs: Stars

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 2022-08-31 | Experience the first full-color images and data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope in a brand new way. A near-infrared image of the Cosmic Cliffs in the Carina Nebula, captured by NASA’s Webb Telescope, has been mapped to a symphony of sounds to create a data sonification. This video plays only the notes that represent stars in the image. All stars are represented by a combination of pitches and processed piano notes, but the brightest stars with longer diffraction spikes also carry crashes and clangs from cymbals.

Sonifications support blind and low-vision listeners first, but are designed to be captivating to anyone who tunes in. This sonification, which scans the image from left to right, was adapted to a video to allow sighted viewers to watch as a vertical line moves across the frame.

Brighter light in the image is louder. The vertical position of light also dictates the frequency of sound. For example, bright light near the top of the image sounds loud and high, but bright light near the bottom is loud and lower pitched.

This sonification does not represent sounds recorded in space. Two musicians mapped the telescope’s data to sound, carefully composing music to accurately represent details the team would like listeners to focus on. In a way, this sonification is like modern dance or an impressionist painting – it converts Webb’s image to a new medium to engage and inspire listeners. Learn more: nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2022/nasa-webb-s-first-full-color-images-data-are-set-to-sound

Also listen to:
1. The full sonification:
youtu.be/j9shIxS-W-8
2. The top of the image: youtu.be/ZjJpJwVEe2A
3. The lower half of the image: youtu.be/W-MUP2TbsWo

Want more Webb sonifications? Check out the Southern Ring Nebula sonifications (youtu.be/La9DB-bcy5Y), and the WASP-96 b sonification (youtu.be/vqa94WD6smc).

Credits: Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI; Accessibility Production: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, and Kimberly Arcand (CXC/SAO), Matt Russo and Andrew Santaguida (SYSTEM Sounds), Quyen Hart (STScI), Claire Blome (STScI), and Christine Malec (consultant).

Webb Telescope Data, Translated to Sound — Southern Ring Nebula

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 2022-08-31 | Experience the first full-color images and data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope in a brand new way. In this video, each of Webb's two views of the Southern Ring Nebula — in near-infrared light (at left) and mid-infrared light (at right) — has been adapted to sound.

Sonifications support blind and low-vision listeners first, but are designed to be captivating to anyone who tunes in. This sonification, which scans the images from left to right, was adapted to a video to allow sighted viewers to watch as a vertical line moves across the frame.

Two stars orbit one another at the center of this planetary nebula. The smaller, fainter red star in the mid-infrared image at right is at the end of its lifetime. It has puffed off layers of gas and dust for thousands of years. Its companion, the brighter, larger star in both images, has stirred up those ejections. Now, listeners can hear the stars and surrounding shells of material in each image clearly.

The colors in the images were mapped to pitches of sound, with frequencies of light converted directly to frequencies of sound. Near-infrared light is represented by a higher range of frequencies at the beginning of the track. Mid-way through, the notes change, becoming lower overall to reflect that mid-infrared includes longer wavelengths of light.

Listen carefully at 15 seconds and 44 seconds. These notes align with the centers of the near- and mid-infrared images, where the stars at the center of the “action” appear. In the near-infrared image that begins the track, only one star is heard clearly, with a louder clang. In the second half of the track, listeners will hear a low note just before a higher note, which denotes that two stars were detected in mid-infrared light. The lower note represents the redder star that created this nebula, and the second is the star that appears brighter and larger.

This sonification does not represent sounds recorded in space. Two musicians mapped the telescope’s data to sound, carefully composing music that represents near- and mid-infrared light, specifically to hear their contrasts. In a way, this sonification is like modern dance or an abstract painting – it converts two of Webb’s images into a new medium to engage and inspire listeners. Learn more: nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2022/nasa-webb-s-first-full-color-images-data-are-set-to-sound

Listen to Webb's near-infrared and mid-infrared images of the Southern Ring Nebula individually:
1. Near-infrared: youtu.be/k7zNJsf3z7w
2. Mid-infrared: youtu.be/ui0Rpvi1axs

Want more Webb sonifications? Check out the Carina Nebula sonification (youtu.be/j9shIxS-W-8), and the WASP-96 b sonification (youtu.be/vqa94WD6smc).

Credits: Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI; Accessibility Production: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, and Kimberly Arcand (CXC/SAO), Matt Russo and Andrew Santaguida (SYSTEM Sounds), Quyen Hart (STScI), Claire Blome (STScI), and Christine Malec (consultant).

Webb Telescope Data, Translated to Sound — Cosmic Cliffs: Mountains

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 2022-08-31 | Experience the first full-color images and data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope in a brand new way. A near-infrared image of the Cosmic Cliffs in the Carina Nebula, captured by NASA’s Webb Telescope, has been mapped to a symphony of sounds to create a data sonification.

This video only includes sounds from the bottom half of the image, which resembles a mountain range in ruddy shades of orange and red. This half of the image has a meandering melodic line to follow the shape of that “mountain range” as it rises and falls in the image, through the center of the frame, from left to right. The jagged line between denser and thinner areas of gas and dust is the arc of the sonification’s melody. Dimmer, dust-obscured areas that appear lower in the image are represented by lower frequencies and clearer, undistorted notes. All stars are represented by a combination of pitches and processed piano notes, but the brightest stars with longer diffraction spikes also carry crashes and clangs from cymbals.

Sonifications support blind and low-vision listeners first, but are designed to be captivating to anyone who tunes in. This sonification, which scans the image from left to right, was adapted to a video to allow sighted viewers to watch as a vertical line moves across the frame.

Brighter light in the image is louder. The vertical position of light also dictates the frequency of sound. For example, bright light near the top of the image sounds loud and high, but bright light near the bottom is loud and lower pitched.

This sonification does not represent sounds recorded in space. Two musicians mapped the telescope’s data to sound, carefully composing music to accurately represent details the team would like listeners to focus on. In a way, this sonification is like modern dance or an impressionist painting – it converts Webb’s image to a new medium to engage and inspire listeners. Learn more: nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2022/nasa-webb-s-first-full-color-images-data-are-set-to-sound

Also listen to:
1. The full sonification:
youtu.be/j9shIxS-W-8
2. The top of the image: youtu.be/ZjJpJwVEe2A
3. Stars only: youtu.be/L-STysURL1U

Want more Webb sonifications? Check out the Southern Ring Nebula sonifications (youtu.be/La9DB-bcy5Y), and the WASP-96 b sonification (youtu.be/vqa94WD6smc).

Credits: Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI; Accessibility Production: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, and Kimberly Arcand (CXC/SAO), Matt Russo and Andrew Santaguida (SYSTEM Sounds), Quyen Hart (STScI), Claire Blome (STScI), and Christine Malec (consultant).

Webb Telescope Data, Translated to Sound — Cosmic Cliffs: Sky

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 2022-08-31 | Experience the first full-color images and data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope in a brand new way. A near-infrared image of the Cosmic Cliffs in the Carina Nebula, captured by NASA’s Webb Telescope, has been mapped to a symphony of sounds to create a data sonification. This video includes sounds from just the top half of the image, which resembles a dark blue night sky. The gas and dust that are represented in blue hues have been translated to windy, drone-like sounds. All stars are represented by a combination of pitches and processed piano notes, but the brightest stars with longer diffraction spikes also carry crashes and clangs from cymbals.

Sonifications support blind and low-vision listeners first, but are designed to be captivating to anyone who tunes in. This sonification, which scans the image from left to right, was adapted to a video to allow sighted viewers to watch as a vertical line moves across the frame.

Brighter light in the image is louder. The vertical position of light also dictates the frequency of sound. For example, bright light near the top of the image sounds loud and high, but bright light near the bottom is loud and lower pitched.

This sonification does not represent sounds recorded in space. Two musicians mapped the telescope’s data to sound, carefully composing music to accurately represent details the team would like listeners to focus on. In a way, this sonification is like modern dance or an impressionist painting – it converts Webb’s image to a new medium to engage and inspire listeners. Learn more: nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2022/nasa-webb-s-first-full-color-images-data-are-set-to-sound

Also listen to:
1. The full sonification:
youtu.be/j9shIxS-W-8
2. The lower half of the image:
youtu.be/W-MUP2TbsWo
3. Stars only: youtu.be/L-STysURL1U

Want more Webb sonifications? Check out the Southern Ring Nebula sonifications (youtu.be/La9DB-bcy5Y), and the WASP-96 b sonification (youtu.be/vqa94WD6smc).

Credits: Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI; Accessibility Production: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, and Kimberly Arcand (CXC/SAO), Matt Russo and Andrew Santaguida (SYSTEM Sounds), Quyen Hart (STScI), Claire Blome (STScI), and Christine Malec (consultant).

Webb Telescope Data, Translated to Sound — Cosmic Cliffs in the Carina Nebula

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 2022-08-31 | Experience the first full-color images and data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope in a brand new way. This data sonification maps a near-infrared image of the Cosmic Cliffs in the Carina Nebula, captured by NASA’s Webb Telescope, to a symphony of sounds. Musicians assigned unique notes to the semi-transparent, gauzy regions and very dense areas of gas and dust in the nebula, culminating in a buzzing soundscape.

Sonifications support blind and low-vision listeners first, but are designed to be captivating to anyone who tunes in. This sonification, which scans the image from left to right, was adapted to a video to allow sighted viewers to watch as a vertical line moves across the frame.

The soundtrack is vibrant and full, representing the detail in this gigantic, gaseous cavity that has the appearance of a mountain range. The Carina Nebula is a large cloud of gas and dust where stars are forming or have already formed.

The gas and dust in the top half of the image are represented in blue hues and windy, drone-like sounds. The bottom half of the image, represented in ruddy shades of orange and red, has a clearer, more melodic composition.

Brighter light in the image is louder. The vertical position of light also dictates the frequency of sound. For example, bright light near the top of the image sounds loud and high, but bright light near the middle is loud and lower pitched. Dimmer, dust-obscured areas that appear lower in the image are represented by lower frequencies and clearer, undistorted notes.

This sonification does not represent sounds recorded in space. Two musicians mapped the telescope’s data to sound, carefully composing music to accurately represent details the team would like listeners to focus on. In a way, this sonification is like modern dance or an impressionist painting – it converts Webb’s image to a new medium to engage and inspire listeners. Learn more: nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2022/nasa-webb-s-first-full-color-images-data-are-set-to-sound

Also listen to:
1. The top of the image: youtu.be/ZjJpJwVEe2A
2. The lower half of the image:
youtu.be/W-MUP2TbsWo
3. Just the stars: youtu.be/L-STysURL1U

Want more Webb sonifications? Check out the Southern Ring Nebula sonification (youtu.be/La9DB-bcy5Y) and the WASP-96 b sonification (youtu.be/vqa94WD6smc).

Credits: Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI; Accessibility Production: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, and Kimberly Arcand (CXC/SAO), Matt Russo and Andrew Santaguida (SYSTEM Sounds), Quyen Hart (STScI), Claire Blome (STScI), and Christine Malec (consultant).

Webb Telescope Data, Translated to Sound — Southern Ring Nebula: Near-Infrared

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 2022-08-31 | Experience the first full-color images and data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope in a brand new way. NASA’s Webb Telescope uncovered two views of the Southern Ring Nebula, one in near-infrared light and one in mid-infrared light. The colors in the images were mapped to pitches of sound — frequencies of light converted directly to frequencies of sound — in a data sonification.

This video only includes sounds from the near-infrared view. Near-infrared light is represented here by a higher range of frequencies than mid-infrared light. There are two stars in the center of this planetary nebula. In the near-infrared, only one star is heard clearly, with a louder clang.

Sonifications support blind and low-vision listeners first, but are designed to be captivating to anyone who tunes in. This sonification, which scans the images from left to right, was adapted to a video to allow sighted viewers to watch as a vertical line moves across the frame.

The sonification does not represent sounds recorded in space. Two musicians mapped the telescope’s data to sound, carefully composing music that represents near- and mid-infrared light, specifically to hear their contrasts. In a way, this sonification is like modern dance or an abstract painting – it converts two of Webb’s images into a new medium to engage and inspire listeners. Learn more: nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2022/nasa-webb-s-first-full-color-images-data-are-set-to-sound

Also listen to these versions of the Southern Ring Nebula sonification:
1. Mid-infrared Image: youtu.be/ui0Rpvi1axs
2. Side-by-Side Image: youtu.be/La9DB-bcy5Y

Want more Webb sonifications? Check out the Carina Nebula sonification (youtu.be/j9shIxS-W-8), and the WASP-96 b sonification (youtu.be/vqa94WD6smc).

Credits: Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI; Accessibility Production: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, and Kimberly Arcand (CXC/SAO), Matt Russo and Andrew Santaguida (SYSTEM Sounds), Quyen Hart (STScI), Claire Blome (STScI), and Christine Malec (consultant).

Webb Telescope Data, Translated to Sound — Southern Ring Nebula: Mid-Infrared

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 2022-08-31 | Experience the first full-color images and data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope in a brand new way. NASA’s Webb Telescope uncovered two views of the Southern Ring Nebula, one in near-infrared light and one in mid-infrared light. The colors in the images were mapped to pitches of sound — frequencies of light converted directly to frequencies of sound — in a data sonification.

This video only includes sounds from the mid-infrared view. Mid-infrared light is represented by lower notes overall to reflect that mid-infrared includes longer wavelengths of light. There are two stars in the center of this planetary nebula. Listeners will hear a low note just before a higher note, which denotes that two stars were detected in mid-infrared light. The lower note represents the redder star that created this nebula, and the second is the star that appears brighter and larger.

Sonifications support blind and low-vision listeners first, but are designed to be captivating to anyone who tunes in. This sonification, which scans the images from left to right, was adapted to a video to allow sighted viewers to watch as a vertical line moves across the frame.

The sonification does not represent sounds recorded in space. Two musicians mapped the telescope’s data to sound, carefully composing music that represents near- and mid-infrared light, specifically to hear their contrasts. In a way, this sonification is like modern dance or an abstract painting – it converts two of Webb’s images into a new medium to engage and inspire listeners. Learn more: nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2022/nasa-webb-s-first-full-color-images-data-are-set-to-sound

Also listen to these versions of the Southern Ring Nebula sonification:
1. Near-infrared Image: youtu.be/k7zNJsf3z7w
2. Side-by-Side Image: youtu.be/La9DB-bcy5Y

Want more Webb sonifications? Check out the Carina Nebula sonification (youtu.be/j9shIxS-W-8), and the WASP-96 b sonification (youtu.be/vqa94WD6smc).

Credits: Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI; Accessibility Production: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, and Kimberly Arcand (CXC/SAO), Matt Russo and Andrew Santaguida (SYSTEM Sounds), Quyen Hart (STScI), Claire Blome (STScI), and Christine Malec (consultant).

Webb Telescope Data, Translated to Sound — Exoplanet WASP-96 b

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 2022-08-31 | Experience the first full-color images and data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope in a brand new way. Webb observed the atmospheric characteristics of the hot gas giant exoplanet WASP-96 b — which contains clear signatures of water — and the resulting transmission spectrum’s individual data points were translated into sound.

Data sonifications support blind and low-vision listeners first, but are designed to be captivating to anyone who tunes in. This sonification, which scans the spectrum from left to right, was adapted to a video to allow sighted viewers to watch the progression as the vertical line moves across the graph, ringing out a musical note for each data point. From bottom to top, the y-axis ranges from less to more light blocked. The x-axis represents wavelength of light, and ranges from 0.6 microns on the left to 2.8 microns on the right. The pitches of each data point correspond to the frequencies of light each point represents. Longer wavelengths of light have lower frequencies and are heard as lower pitches. The volume also indicates the amount of light detected in each data point.

The four water signatures are represented by the sound of water droplets falling. These sounds simplify the data – water is detected as a signature that has multiple data points. The sounds align only to the highest points in the data.

This sonification does not represent sounds recorded in space. Two musicians converted Webb’s transmission spectrum to musical pitches to help listeners hear its data. Learn more: nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2022/nasa-webb-s-first-full-color-images-data-are-set-to-sound

Listen also to the Southern Ring Nebula sonifications (youtu.be/La9DB-bcy5Y), and the Carina Nebula sonification (youtu.be/j9shIxS-W-8).

Credits: Image: Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI; Accessibility Production: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, and Kimberly Arcand (CXC/SAO), Matt Russo and Andrew Santaguida (SYSTEM Sounds), Quyen Hart (STScI), Claire Blome (STScI), and Christine Malec (consultant).

#UnfoldTheUniverse With NASAs James Webb Space Telescope, Part 5

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 2022-08-12 | Ahead of our launch, we asked you to show us what you believe the James Webb Space Telescope will reveal through art. Here are just some of submissions we received for our #UnfoldTheUniverse art challenge! Special thanks to all of our participants.

Thanks to intern Kate Jolly for this video!

Artists featured in this video:
Carlos Moreno Tent
Claire Lamman
Akerra Nicholson
Shriya Katta
Claire Lamman
Amber Owen and The Montessori Schoolhouse in Springfield, IL students.
Amy Rae Hill
Stefan Vogels Stefan Vogels (Studio DIES)
Erin Barry-Dutro
Marc Gottlieb
Paolo Bettini
Roly Rolerson
Pawani Rajapaksha
S . Shanmathi
Reyansh Sunwar
Juee Naik
NASA GSFC/Adriana Manrique Gutierrez
Navneet Nair
Carlos Galeano
Cat
Kati Falcon
Anusha Ivaturi
Violetta Moonlight
Aahan Singh
Daniela Fino
Priyanka Singh
Molly Chakraborty

Poem by Phooi Jing
Poem read by Kate Jolly

Trillions of stars beaming far,
The universe breathes pristine air ,
Nebulae shields the heaven's breath,
To thousands light years away where secrets stay.
The Big Bang nurtures the first gallon of fluid,
Turns it into series of beauty,
The goddess of beauty we live in,
Maps of dark matter and energy awaiting to be seen.
Old man Hubble has the the glory,
Charted on the milestone gleaming,
The successor Webb has now ready,
To be the heir of this obligated journey.
Stars, planets, humans, ants,
We all are made of the same universe grains,
The symbol of evolution ---- James Webb,
We ride to explore another blue light,
In the name of revolution that births a fruit bright,
We venture into stardust on another flight.

More details: go.nasa.gov/unfoldtheuniverse
(Note: our campaign has been extended!)

Our gallery of submissions: jwst.nasa.gov/content/features/jwstArt/unfoldTheUniverse.html

Music Credits: Universal Production Music. "Scaling Mountains," Christopher Lewis [ PRS ] and Daniel Marantz [ PRS ], Sound Pocket Music [ PRS ]

Credits: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Kate Jolly, Lead Producer and Editor

#UnfoldTheUniverse With NASAs James Webb Space Telescope, Part 4

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 2022-08-12 | We asked you to show us what you believe the James Webb Space Telescope will reveal through art. Here are just some of submissions we received for our #UnfoldTheUniverse art challenge! Special thanks to all of our participants.

Thanks to intern Taylor Hart for this video!

Artists featured in this video:
(in order of appearance):

Pat Durning
Sanyukta Nishikant Nibandhe
Mark Shultes
Shelina Swastika Kumar
Căluz Luca
Marc Gottlieb
Dolores Watson
Daniela Fino
Juee Naik
Janset Aydogdu
Lanchen Mihalic
Galina Ivanova
Alice Hanslay
Ella Zhou
Greta Slocum
Michael Duncan
Sreshta Velamuri
Charity Woodrum
Lizzeth Ruiz Arroyo
Alice Hanslay
Jedidiah Dore
Erfan Habibpour
Pierre Vuaillet
Mahmood Nabipoor
Katherine Bjelke
David Law and Nora Luetzgendorf
Ava Strancke
Anri Demchenko
Marina Muscan

Poem by Pat Durning
Poem read by Taylor Hart

Eternal Eye
Cold.
Silent.
Alone in the Dark sits
Our Hope of Discovery
Our Fear of not Knowing
*
Calculated, slow Assembly; one piece resting upon another
By the group that builds:
…while paying the mortgage
…taking the kid to school
…caring for a dying parent
…living, Loving
One moment upon the next, dusk till dawn
Work for an eternal glimpse motoring on
*
Test and Twist
Push and Pull for the unknown journey ahead
While safe in the gravity of our planets’ Earthen beds
*
A collective of insights:
…minds for science
…builders
…movers
…testers
…those that oversee
Grouped together for a moment in time to
Test and Twist, Push and Pull
*
Cold Silence
Traveling in the dark
Further away gliding, until commanded to stop
*
Galaxies seen!
Unknowing becomes clear
Cold, silent Space
Our Eternal Eye rests Here

More details: go.nasa.gov/unfoldtheuniverse
(Note: our campaign has been extended!)

Our gallery of submissions: jwst.nasa.gov/content/features/jwstArt/unfoldTheUniverse.html

Music Credits: Universal Production Music. "Luminous," Magnum Opus [ ASCAP ], Chalk Music [ PRS ]

Credits: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Taylor Hart, Lead Producer and Editor

NASAs James Webb Space Telescope First Images Expert Panel

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 2022-07-14 | Welcome to this special expert panel featuring James Webb Space Telescope scientists as they explain and breakdown the first five images from the James Webb Space Telescope. Featured speakers:

- Dr. Knicole Colón – Astrophysicist, Deputy Project Scientist for Exoplanet Science, Webb Space Telescope

- Dr. David Law – Associate Astronomer, Space Telescope Science Institute

- Dr. Stefanie Milam – Planetary Scientist and Deputy Project Scientist for Planetary Science, Webb Space Telescope

- Dr. Klaus Pontoppidan – Associate Astronomer and JWST Project Scientist, Space Telescope Science Institute

Moderated by Dr. Quyen Hart – Senior Outreach Scientist and Webb Science Communications Lead, Space Telescope Science Institute

Sign Language Interpreter: Nicolette Velasquez

Peter Cullen and the Webb Telescope: One Transformer meets another

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 2022-07-08 | One “Transformer” meets another!

Enjoy this short trailer for our upcoming broadcast of Webb’s first full-color images and data on July 12! Peter Cullen, voice of Optimus Prime from TRANSFORMERS, says hello to the James Webb Space Telescope — which unfolded like a “Transformer” in space!

Special thanks to Peter Cullen!

Credit: NASA Goddard
Lead Producer: Michael McClare

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FIRST IMAGES - James Webb Space Telescope Mission Trailer

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 2022-07-07 | Are you ready to #UnfoldTheUniverse?

Listen to Carl Sagan narrate the trailer for our upcoming broadcast of the James Webb Space Telescope’s first full-color images and data. Watch each of the images get revealed one by one on the broadcast, starting at 10:30 am ET (14:30 UTC) on July 12, 2022. Catch the show on any of NASA’s streaming platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Twitch and DailyMotion.

Images will also be made available on all of our social media platforms, including @ nasawebb on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook. You can also check out nasa.gov/webbfirstimages!

Produced by Lindeman & Associates
Voice of Carl Sagan courtesy of Druyan-Sagan Associates, Inc., used with permission
Imagery courtesy of NASA and ESA, with Druyan-Sagan Associates, Inc., used with permission

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Webb: Revealing the First Galaxies

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 2022-06-22 | Take a trip through time and space to the early universe with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. How will Webb reveal the never-before-seen first galaxies? What are astronomers looking for? Discover the answers to these questions and more with this video.

Credits:
NASA, ESA, CSA, Danielle Kirshenblat (STScI)

Designers: Greg Bacon, Leah Hustak, Joe Olmsted, Dani Player
Scientists: Quyen Hart, Dan Coe
Writer: Leah Ramsay
Educator: Holly Ryer

All images, illustrations and videos courtesy of NASA and STScI except:
First Galaxies Formation Animation: Courtesy of The SPHINX collaboration
Footage & Music: Courtesy of Pond 5, Premium Beat, Soundstripe
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#UnfoldTheUniverse With NASAs James Webb Space Telescope, Part 3

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 2022-06-06 | Ahead of our launch, we asked you to show us what you believe the James Webb Space Telescope will reveal through art. Here are just some of submissions we received for our #UnfoldTheUniverse art challenge! Special thanks to all of our participants.

We are continuing to extend our challenge! With our first images coming July 12, 2022, we want to see how they inspired you! Keep sending in your art!

More details: go.nasa.gov/UnfoldTheUniverse

Our gallery of submissions: jwst.nasa.gov/content/features/jwstArt/unfoldTheUniverse.html

Artists featured in this video:

Vincent Garcia
AJ Wagner
Alice Hanslay
Paolo Bettini
S Shanmathi
Kati Falcon
Austin Voges
Anusha Ivaturi
Barbara Fee Sheehan
Cat (YouTube: Fish Cat)
Ashley Zelenskie
Aahan Singh
Thy Quỳnh
Harshita Mathur
Jack LeBlanc
Jon Young
Michael Duncan
CJ Zahara
Daniela Fino
Alissa Ahmed
Vicki Chase, Canterbury Soapworks
Lizzeth Ruiz Arroyo
Mary McIntyre
Aviral Varma
Amber Owen, Montessori Schoolhouse
Edwin Vasquez
Melanie Joy Mezzancello
Eleanor Pomerantz
Ayaana Vipin Kunimal
Mark Shultes
Grayson Shaw
Nhi Tran
Lissa Buzzelli
Violetta Moonlight
Erin Barry-Dutro
Ahmed Jaidane
Noor Alain Mansour
Luke
Alaa
Hannah Grace F. Ernia
Daniel Schumacher
Zeinab Zare
Ben Canfield
André Mejia
Sanyukta Nishikant Nibandhe
Damien Kidlat Cabanado
Rebecca Sherer
Naalaa
Dolores Watson
Hanna Mernar
Diego and Evan Elias

Music Credits: Universal Production Music. "Magic Mirror" by Andy Blythe, Marten Joustra.

Credits:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Miranda Chabot, Lead Producer and Editor

Webb Instrument Overview

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 2022-05-23 | An overview of the instruments onboard the Webb Telescope: the Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam), Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec), Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI), and the Fine Guidance Sensor/Near-Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph. Learn how each instrument will help Webb unfold the universe.

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

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Michael Starobin (KBRwyle): Producer
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Jonathan North (KBRwyle): Animator
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The Webb Telescope Completes Alignment Phase

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 2022-04-28 | It is official, alignment of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is now complete. The alignment of the telescope across all of Webb’s instruments can be seen in a series of images that captures the observatory’s full field of view.

Featured in this video are engineering images demonstrating the sharp focus of each instrument. For this test, Webb pointed at part of the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, providing a dense field of hundreds of thousands of stars across all the observatory’s sensors. The sizes and positions of the images shown depict the relative arrangement of each of Webb’s instruments in the telescope’s focal plane, each pointing at a slightly offset part of the sky relative to one another. Webb’s three imaging instruments are NIRCam (images shown here at a wavelength of 2 microns), NIRISS (image shown here at 1.5 microns), and MIRI (shown at 7.7 microns, a longer wavelength revealing emission from interstellar clouds as well as starlight). NIRSpec is a spectrograph rather than imager but can take images, such as the 1.1 micron image shown here, for calibrations and target acquisition. The dark regions visible in parts of the NIRSpec data are due to structures of its microshutter array, which has several hundred thousand controllable shutters that can be opened or shut to select which light is sent into the spectrograph. Lastly, Webb’s Fine Guidance Sensor tracks guide stars to point the observatory accurately and precisely; its two sensors are not generally used for scientific imaging but can take calibration images such as those shown here. This image data is used not just to assess image sharpness but also to precisely measure and calibrate subtle image distortions and alignments between the instrument sensors as part of Webb’s overall instrument calibration process.

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James Webb Space Telescope Mirror Alignment Update - March 16, 2022

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 2022-03-21 | James Webb Space Telescope Mirror Alignment Update briefing at Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt Maryland on March 16, 2022.

Guests:
-Karen Fox, Host;
-Thomas Zurbuchen, Associate Administrator, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters;
-Lee Feinberg, Webb Optical Telescope Element Manager, NASA Goddard; -Erin Wolf, Webb Program Manager, Ball Aerospace in Broomfield, Colorado; -Marshall Perrin, Webb Deputy Telescope Scientist, Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore;
-Jane Rigby, Webb Operations Project Scientist, NASA Goddard.

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Secondary Creator Credit: Michael Starobin
Location: Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt MD
Photographer: Mike McClare

NASA’s Webb Reaches Alignment Milestone, Optics Working Successfully

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 2022-03-16 | Following the completion of critical mirror alignment steps, the James Webb Space Telescope team has great confidence that the observatory’s optical performance will meet or exceed the science goals it was built to achieve.

On March 11, the Webb team completed the stage of alignment known as “fine phasing” – and at this key stage in the commissioning of Webb’s Optical Telescope Element, every optical parameter that has been checked and tested is performing at, or above, expectations. The team found no critical issues and no measurable contamination or blockages to Webb’s optical path. The observatory is able to successfully gather light from distant objects and deliver it to its instruments without issue.

Although there are months to go before Webb ultimately delivers its new view of the cosmos, achieving this milestone means the team is confident that Webb’s first-of-its-kind optical system is working as well as possible.

Read more: nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-webb-reaches-alignment-milestone-optics-working-successfully

Music Credit: Emerging Discovery Instrumental by Carter / Universal Production Music

Video Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

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Photons Received: Webb Sees Its First Star – 18 Times

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 2022-02-11 | The James Webb Space Telescope is nearing completion of the first phase of the months-long process of aligning the observatory’s primary mirror using the Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) instrument.

The team's challenge was twofold: confirm that NIRCam was ready to collect light from celestial objects, and then identify starlight from the same star in each of the 18 primary mirror segments. The result is an image mosaic of 18 randomly organized dots of starlight, the product of Webb's unaligned mirror segments all reflecting light from the same star back at Webb's secondary mirror and into NIRCam's detectors.

What looks like a simple image of blurry starlight now becomes the foundation to align and focus the telescope in order for Webb to deliver unprecedented views of the universe this summer. Over the next month or so, the team will gradually adjust the mirror segments until the 18 images become a single star.

Music credit: Universal Production Music -Transitions Instrumental by Cotton Niblett

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

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The Webb Telescopes Optics

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 2022-02-04 | The most prominent and beautiful part of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is its gold primary mirror with its smaller, secondary mirror suspended out in front. Learn more about the Webb Telescope's optics system (and how it will be commissioned) in this short social media video.

Credit: NASA's Goddard Spaceflight Center

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Michael McClare (KBRwyle): Producer
Michael McClare (KBRwyle): Videographer
Michael McClare (KBRwyle): Lead Video Editor
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The James Webb Space Telescope at L2

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 2022-01-31 | After launch, the James Webb Space Telescope traveled to its orbital destination. Webb will perform its science mission while orbiting a location in space, called the second Lagrange point, or L2 for short. L2 is located one million miles from Earth.

As Webb orbits L2, the telescope stays in line with Earth as it travels around the Sun. L2 is a point where the gravitational influences of the Earth and Sun balance the centripetal force of a small object orbiting with them.

The telescope's optics and instruments need to be kept very cold to be able to observe the very faint infrared signals of very distant objects clearly. This location is perfect for Webb's sunshield to block out light and heat from the Sun, Earth, and Moon. Unlike the Hubble Space Telescope, Webb's orbit keeps the spacecraft out of the Earth's shadow making L2 a thermally stable location for the observatory to operate at.

Webb will operate within its field of regard. The "field of regard" refers to the angles the telescope can move while staying in the shadow of the Sun. Each of Webb's instruments has its own field of view. The field of view is the area of sky an instrument can observe. Webb's fine steering mirror is moved so that an object can be observed by the different instruments. This prevents the whole telescope from having to repoint itself to do so.

The Webb Telescope’s commissioning process will be complete approximately six months after launch, at which time Webb start its science mission. Helping to uncover more of the mysteries of our Universe.

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

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Adriana Manrique Gutierrez (USRA): Animator
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(Republished with small voiceover correction regarding the fine steering mirrors.)

Elements of Webb: Elements Seeking Elements, Ep12

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 2022-01-26 | This is the "Elements of Webb" series finale. Webb uses a variety of unique and run-of-the mill elements in its build. It is also designed to detect the elemental makeup of distant objects. Learn how Webb uses spectroscopy to investigate new worlds.

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Lead Producer
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Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Lead Editor
Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Videographer
Michael McClare (KBRwyle): Editor
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Michael P. Menzel (AIMM): Production Assistant
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET): Lead Technical Support
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Jacquelyn DeMink (USRA): Animator
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Jonathan North (KBRwyle): Animator
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Elements of Webb: Super Black, Ep11

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 2022-01-19 | Black objects absorb heat. But Webb’s radiator, designed to keep the science instruments cold, is black. Why? Find out on this episode of Elements of Webb.

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Lead Producer
Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Lead Writer
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Elements of Webb: Salt, Ep10

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 2022-01-12 | The Webb Telescope is full of precise optical components, some of which include lenses made out of salt. Why? Find out why our infrared telescope requires this unexpected lens in this episode of Elements of Webb.

Credits: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Lead Producer
Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Lead Writer
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The James Webb Space Telescope is Fully Unfolded in Space!

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 2022-01-11 | Two weeks after launch, the James Webb Space Telescope completed the last of its 50 major deployments in space. Relive the historic moment Webb unfolded its primary mirror in space – a major milestone — from mission control at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland.

Credits: NASA's Goddard Spaceflight Center

Haley Reed: Lead Producer, Lead Editor
Michael McClare: Producer
Katy Mersmann: Producer
Sophia Roberts: Producer
Michael Starobin: Producer

Music credit: "Victory and Power" by Le Fat Club and Olivier Grim [SACEM] by Universal Music Production

Elements of Webb: Why Does Webb Use Helium?, Ep 09

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 2022-01-05 | Helium is the element with the lowest boiling point. Find out how the James Webb Space Telescope uses this special element to stay cool in the latest episode of Elements of Webb.

Credit: NASA's Goddard Spaceflight Center

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The Webb Telescope Journey to Space, Episode 6

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 2021-12-31 | The final chapter of the Webb journey to space. The Webb Telescope was first moved into the Ariane 5 rocket faring at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana. The rocket with Webb now inside of it was then moved to the launch pad. On Christmas morning, the rocket launched into space. Approximately 30 minutes after the rocket made it into space, Webb was separated for the rocket and slowly started its journey to L2.

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Michael McClare (KBRwyle): Producer
Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Producer
Michael McClare (KBRwyle): Videographer
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The Launch of the James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 2021-12-30 | On December 25, 2021, and 7:20 AM ET (12:20 UTC), the James Webb Space Telescope was launched by an ArianeSpace Ariane 5 rocket from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. The rocket and launch site were part of the European Space Agency's contribution to the mission.

This clip is from the NASA launch broadcast.

Read more: nasa.gov/press-release/nasas-webb-telescope-launches-to-see-first-galaxies-distant-worlds

Video credit: NASA

Elements of Webb: Silicon, It Works!, Ep08

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 2021-12-29 | Silicon is the go-to chip and sensor material for a reason - it works. Learn about the semi-conductor properties that make this element the right choice for the Webb Telescope.

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

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#UnfoldTheUniverse with NASAs James Webb Space Telescope, Part 2

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 2021-12-27 | Ahead of our launch, we asked you to show us what you believe the James Webb Space Telescope will reveal through art. Here is our second video to showcase some of the submissions we received for our #UnfoldTheUniverse art challenge! Special thanks to all of our participants.

More details: go.nasa.gov/unfoldtheuniverse

Our gallery of submissions: webb.nasa.gov/content/features/jwstArt/unfoldTheUniverse.html

Artists featured in this video:

Sue Reno
Jedidiah Dore
Suzan Alrayes
Thalia Patrinos
Anna Irene Lewis
Felicity Wittler
Anastasia Wittler
Ella Zhou
Mashal
Collin Cochran
Amelia Cochran
Sania Afroz
Serge LePage
Greta Slocum
Olivia Ko
Penina Finger

Music Credits: Universal Production Music. "Magic Mirror" by Andy Blythe, Marten Joustra.

Credits: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Madison Dean, Lead Producer and Editor

Good Luck, Webb! (#2)

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 2021-12-25 | People from around the world are wishing the James Webb Space Telescope good luck! How do you say "good luck" in your language?

In this video:

Swahili: Victoria Kageni-Woodard
Webb, I wish you good luck.
Webb, nawatakia bahati njema

German/Deutsch: Bernd Gudernatsch
Good luck Webb
viel Glück, Webb

French/Français: Nathalie Ouliette
Good luck, Webb
Bonne chance, Webb

Italian/Italiano: Alberto Conti
Good luck, James Webb
Buona fortuna, James Webb

Finnish/Suomi: Merja Palkivaara
Good luck, Webb
Onnea, Webb

Chinese/中文: Jianwei Lyu
I wish Webb all the best
祝愿伟博一切顺利

Farsi: Neda Behrooz
Good luck
موفق باشی

Norwegian/Norsk: Kjetil Linnes
Good luck on the journey
Lykke til på ferden

Good Luck, Webb! (#1)

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 2021-12-24 | People from around the world are wishing the James Webb Space Telescope good luck! How do you say "good luck" in your language?

In this video:

Korean/한국어: Moon Kim
James Webb Space Telescope, good luck!
제임스웹 우주망원경, 행운을 빕니다

Portuguese/Português: Janine Garner
Good luck
Boa sorte

Bengali/বাংলা: Lamiya Mowla
Webb, many many good wishes
Webb, অনেক অনেক শুভেচ্ছা

Dutch/Nederlands: Hans Sligter
Good luck, Webb
Veel succes, Webb

Arabic: Maryam Esmat
Good luck, Webb
بالتوفيق, Webb

Japanese/日本語: Eiichi Egami
Good luck, Webb!
幸運を祈ります、ウェブ

American Sign Language: Apurva Varia
Good luck, Webb

Hindi/हिंदी: Hashima Hasan
Heartiest congratulations
हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं

Credits: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Madison Dean, Lead Producer and Editor

Engineering of the James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 2021-12-24 | How did we come up with the design for @NASAWebb? Join experts as they discuss the engineering behind the James Webb Space Telescope, the world’s largest and most powerful observatory.

Experts discuss how the observatory’s science goals drove its design and preview the complex series of deployments Webb will complete as it unfolds in space. This briefing took place at L-60, or 60 days before launch.

The James Webb Space Telescope, an international partnership with the European and Canadian space agencies, is targeted for launch Dec. 18. It will explore every phase of cosmic history – from within our solar system to the most distant observable galaxies in the early universe, and everything in between. Webb will reveal new and unexpected discoveries, and help humanity understand the origins of the universe and our place in it.

For more information about the Webb mission, visit: webb.nasa.gov

The James Webb Space Telescope: 7 Facts from Around the World

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 2021-12-23 | The James Webb Space Telescope is an international collaboration between NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Canadian Space Agency.

We have translated 7 facts about the telescope into 40+ languages: jwst.nasa.gov/content/features/keyFactsInternational

In this video, people from around the world read one of these facts in their language.

Credits: American Sign Language/English voice over: Apurva Varia/Justin Baldi
Español/Spanish: Begoña Vila
中文/Chinese: Jianwei Lyu
Swahili: Mkawasi Mcharo
Nederlands/Dutch: Hans Sligter
French/Français (Canadien): Nathalie Ouellette
हिंदी/Hindi: Hashima Hasan
فارسی/ Farsi: Neda Behrooz

Intro: The entire world is looking forward to the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope. Let’s hear more from people around the globe about what makes Webb a scientific and technological marvel.

Facts:
The James Webb Space Telescope:

-Will be the premier space observatory for astronomers worldwide, extending the tantalizing discoveries of the Hubble Space Telescope.

- An international collaboration among NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Canadian Space Agency.

- The largest telescope ever placed in space; 100 times more powerful than Hubble.

- So big it has to fold origami-style to fit in the rocket and will unfold like a “Transformer” in space.

- Has a 5-layer sunshield that protects the telescope from the infrared radiation of the Sun, Earth, and Moon; like having sun protection of SPF 1 million.

- With unprecedented infrared sensitivity, it will peer back in time over 13.5 billion years to see the first galaxies born after the Big Bang.

- Will orbit the Sun 1.5 million kilometers from the Earth. (Hubble orbits 560 kilometers above the Earth.)

Credits: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Madison Dean, Lead Producer/Editor

#UnfoldTheUniverse With NASAs James Webb Space Telescope, Part 1

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 2021-12-22 | Ahead of our launch, we asked you to show us what you believe the James Webb Space Telescope will reveal through art. Here are just some of submissions we received for our #UnfoldTheUniverse art challenge! Special thanks to all of our participants.

More details: go.nasa.gov/unfoldtheuniverse
(Note: our campaign has been extended!)

Our gallery of submissions: webb.nasa.gov/content/features/jwstArt/unfoldTheUniverse.html

Host: Kellie Gerardi with Delta V

Artists featured in this video:
Mason Cortez
Sreshta Velamuri
Jon Young
Galina Ivanova
Mashal
Collin Cochran
Thessaly Dunn
Jaden Berkley
Noelle Lui
Siddharth Sajith Nair
Shelina Swastika Kumar
Elena Schwer
Mansi Ashtamkar
Reyansh Sunwar
Jedidiah Dore
Natasha Mahabir-Persad
Sanjeet Patel
Amy Limon
Greta Slocum
Ahmad Jabakenji
Lanchen Mihalic
Amelia Cochran
Redwan Alrayes
Mihaela Stretea and Nadia
Gourilakshmi Nambiar
Gabriel Enache
Anastasia Wittler

Music Credits: Universal Production Music. "Magic Mirror" by Andy Blythe, Marten Joustra.

Credits: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Madison Dean, Lead Producer and Editor

Elements of Webb:Carbon, Ep 07

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 2021-12-22 | Carbon composites are everywhere, including Webb. Let’s see how engineers incorporated the new material to make the Webb Telescope strong and light weight.

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Lead Lead Producer
Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Lead Writer
Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Lead Editor
Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Videographer
Michael McClare (KBRwyle): Editor
Michael McClare (KBRwyle): Videographer
Michael P. Menzel (AIMM): Videographer
Michael P. Menzel (AIMM): Production Assistant
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET): Lead Technical Support
Duncan Wiles: Videographer
Walt Feimer (KBRwyle): Lead Animator
Adriana Manrique Gutierrez (KBRwyle): Animator
Bailee DesRocher (USRA): Animator
Jacquelyn DeMink (USRA): Animator
Krystofer Kim (KBRwyle): Animator
Michael Lentz (KBRwyle): Animator

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Elements of Webb: Kapton, Ep06

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 2021-12-15 | The Webb Telescope has a tennis court size sunshield made out of a thin material called Kapton. It shields the exposed mirrors and science instruments from the light and heat of the Sun, Earth and moon. How well can a material 1/1,000th of an inch thick work? Find out on this Episode of Elements of Webb.

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Lead Lead Producer
Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Lead Writer
Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Lead Editor
Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Videographer
Michael McClare (KBRwyle): Lead Videographer
Michael McClare (KBRwyle): Editor
Michael P. Menzel (AIMM): Videographer
Michael P. Menzel (AIMM): Production Assistant
Duncan Wiles: Videographer
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET): Lead Technical Support
Walt Feimer (KBRwyle): Lead Animator
Adriana Manrique Gutierrez (KBRwyle): Animator
Bailee DesRocher (USRA): Animator
Jacquelyn DeMink (USRA): Animator
Krystofer Kim (KBRwyle): Animator
Jonathan North (KBRwyle): Animator
Michael Lentz (KBRwyle): Animator

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The James Webb Space Telescope L-30 Briefings: Science Instruments

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 2021-12-10 | The L-30 (30 days til Launch) briefings on the James Webb Space Telescope's science instruments.

Download: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14041

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET): Technical Support
Michael Starobin (KBRwyle): Lead Producer
Michael McClare (KBRwyle): Producer

The James Webb Space Telescope L-30 Briefings: Science Goals

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 2021-12-09 | The L-30 (30 days til Launch) briefings on the James Webb Space Telescope's science goals.

Download: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14041

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET): Technical Support
Michael Starobin (KBRwyle): Lead Producer
Michael McClare (KBRwyle): Producer

Elements of Webb: Beryllium Part 3, Ep 05

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 2021-12-08 | Where does beryllium really come from? To explain beryllium's rare beginnings, we have to talk about the cosmic origins of most elements.

Credits: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Lead Producer
Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Lead Writer
Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Lead Editor
Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Videographer
Michael McClare (KBRwyle): Videographer
Michael McClare (KBRwyle): Editor
Michael P. Menzel (AIMM): Videographer
Michael P. Menzel (AIMM): Production Assistant
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET): Lead Technical Support
Walt Feimer (KBRwyle): Lead Animator
Adriana Manrique Gutierrez (KBRwyle): Animator
Bailee DesRocher (USRA): Animator
Jacquelyn DeMink (USRA): Animator
Krystofer Kim (KBRwyle): Animator
Jonathan North (KBRwyle): Animator
Duncan Wiles: Videographer
Greg Gregory: Subject Expert

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The Webb Telescope Journey to Space Part 5: Spacecraft Fueling

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 2021-12-06 | Ahead of launch later this month, ground teams have successfully completed the delicate operation of loading the James Webb Space Telescope with the propellant it will use to steer itself while in space. Learn more here: blogs.nasa.gov/webb/2021/12/06/nasas-james-webb-space-telescope-fully-fueled-for-launch

This video shows preparation for fueling. Now that fueling is complete, the Webb Telescope's next step is moving to the vehicle assembly building, where it will be placed atop the Ariane 5 rocket. The Webb Telescope journey to space continues…

Music Credit: Question Time by Paul Reeves - Universal Production Music

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Michael McClare (KBRwyle): Lead Producer
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET): Technical Support
Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Lead Editor
Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Lead Videographer
Michael P. Menzel (AIMM): Videographer

Download this video: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14021

Elements of Webb: Beryllium Part 2, Ep 04

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 2021-12-01 | Utah is home to many valuable materials – copper, magnesium, uranium, gold and silver. But most of the world’s beryllium is mined here. And engineers chose beryllium for Webb’s mirrors because it is lightweight, it is strong and it is dimensionally stable.

Learn more about where the beryllium for Webb's mirrors originated in this episode of Elements.

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Lead Lead Producer
Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Lead Writer
Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Lead Editor
Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Videographer
Michael McClare (KBRwyle): Editor
Michael McClare (KBRwyle): Videographer
Scott Rogers: Lead Drone Operator
Michael P. Menzel (AIMM): Videographer
Michael P. Menzel (AIMM): Production Assistant
Walt Feimer (KBRwyle): Lead Animator
Adriana Manrique Gutierrez (KBRwyle): Animator
Bailee DesRocher (USRA): Animator
Jacquelyn DeMink (USRA): Animator
Krystofer Kim (KBRwyle): Animator
Jonathan North (KBRwyle): Animator
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET): Lead Technical Support
Greg Gregory: Subject Expert
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Elements of Webb: Beryllium Part 1, Ep03

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 2021-11-24 | Have you heard of beryllium? It’s a rare lightweight metal used as the primary material on the Webb Telescope. This episode explores the reason this expensive metal is perfect for Webb. Special thanks to LA Gauge for hosting the media team.

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Lead Lead Producer
Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Lead Writer
Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Editor
Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Videographer
Michael McClare (KBRwyle): Videographer
Michael McClare (KBRwyle): Editor
Michael P. Menzel (AIMM): Production Assistant
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET): Lead Technical Support
Walt Feimer (KBRwyle): Lead Animator
Adriana Manrique Gutierrez (KBRwyle): Animator
Bailee DesRocher (USRA): Animator
Michael Lentz (KBRwyle): Animator
Jacquelyn DeMink (USRA): Animator
Jonathan North (KBRwyle): Animator
Scott Rogers: Lead Drone Operator
Greg Gregory: Subject Expert

Download this episode: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14005

Elements of Webb: Gold Part 2, Ep 02

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 2021-11-17 | Where Does Gold Come From?

The Webb’s Telescope’s dazzling mirrors have a microscopic layer of gold and it isn’t for aesthetic reasons. Different wavelengths of light are best reflected with certain metals. Reflect on these materials along with host Sophia Roberts to learn why these mirrors are so well suited for infrared observation. #UnfoldTheUniverse

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Lead Lead Producer
Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Lead Writer
Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Lead Editor
Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Videographer
Michael McClare (KBRwyle): Videographer
Michael McClare (KBRwyle): Editor
Michael P. Menzel (AIMM): Videographer
Rob Andreoli (AIMM): Videographer
Walt Feimer (KBRwyle): Lead Animator
Adriana Manrique Gutierrez (KBRwyle): Animator
Michael Lentz (KBRwyle): Animator
Bailee DesRocher (USRA): Animator
Jacquelyn DeMink (USRA): Animator
Jonathan North (KBRwyle): Animator
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET): Lead Technical Support
Duncan Wiles: Videographer
Bill Schuster: Subject Expert

Download this video: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14004

James Webb Space Telescope Deployment Sequence (Nominal)

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 2021-11-12 | Engineers on the ground will remotely orchestrate a complex sequence of deployments in the hours and days immediately after the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope. This animation shows the nominal sequence for these deployments.

Music Credit: Universal Production Music "Connecting Ideas Instrumental"

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Michael McClare (KBRwyle): Lead Producer
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET): Technical Support
Adriana Manrique Gutierrez (KBRwyle): Lead Animator

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Elements of Webb: Gold Part 1, Ep 01

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 2021-11-10 | Why Does Webb Have Gold Mirrors?

The Webb’s Telescope’s dazzling mirrors have a microscopic layer of gold and it isn’t for aesthetic reasons. Different wavelengths of light are best reflected with certain metals. Reflect on these materials along with host Sophia Roberts to learn why these mirrors are so well suited for infrared observation. #UnfoldTheUniverse

Music Credits: Universal Production Music
Cinematic Ambient Chillout Moods Atmosphere Background Music
Piece by Piece - Abumn: Emotion in Motion
Equations - Abumn: Drumatic
Metamorphosis Album: Organic Minimalism
Rainforest Best Album: Wonderful World of Animation
Volta SD2 Downer 18 Album: Sound Design: Volume 2
Tympani Hit and Roll - Solo - Album Smash

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Credits
Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Lead Lead Producer
Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Lead Writer
Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Lead Editor
Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Videographer
Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Lead Narrator
Michael McClare (KBRwyle): Videographer
Michael P. Menzel (AIMM): Videographer
Rob Andreoli (AIMM): Videographer
Walt Feimer (KBRwyle): Lead Animator
Michael Lentz (KBRwyle): Animator
Adriana Manrique Gutierrez (KBRwyle): Animator
Bailee DesRocher (USRA): Animator
Jacquelyn DeMink (USRA): Animator
Jonathan North (KBRwyle): Animator
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET): Lead Technical Support
Duncan Wiles: Videographer
Bill Schuster: Subject Expert

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