James Webb Launch 11/1/2022
The JWST launched on Christmas day 2021. The Launch and full deployment has gone as planned. Now starts the process of calibration and other tests etc before the science can start.
Lets discuss more at the next Paignton Library STEM group meeting
Update 11/1/2022
I have added a link to a discourse discussion [3] Along with a link to my Tuxiversity forum to discuss Astronomy / Science related courses. [4].
The JWST mission could be a good topic at the Paignton Library STEM group [5] on 12th February.
1 More info @ Nasa.gov
2 JWST Tracker
3 Discourse Discussion
4. Tuxiversity Forum
5. Paignton Library STEM Group
#NASA #JWST #Telescope #Astronomy,#JamesWebb
James Webb Launch 26/12/2021
The JWST launch yesterday, went as planned. The telescope is now en-route to orbit beyond the moon.
Update 1/1/2022
Sunshield STARBOARD Mid-Boom
I have added a link to a discourse discussion [3] Along with a link to my Tuxiversity forum to discuss Astronomy / Science related courses. [4].
The JWST mission could be a good topic at the Paignton Library STEM group [5]
1 More info @ Nasa.gov
2 JWST Tracker
3 Discourse Discussion
4. Tuxiversity Forum
5. Paignton Library STEM Group
#NASA #JWST #Telescope #Astronomy
The Webb Space Telescope: Launching a Legacy
This is the December public lecture from the Space Telescope
Science Institute
Location: Online Attendance Only
Date ; December 7th 2021
Time: 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM *
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How Dark is space
This is the October public lecture from the Space Telescope
Science Institute
Location: Online Attendance Only
Date ;October 5 2021
Time: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Links
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#Science,#Space,#stsci,#Telescope,#Astronomy,#Astrology
Astrology versus Astronomy: What's the Difference, Really?
This is the September public lecture from the Space Telescope
Science Institute
Location: Online Attendance Only
Date ; September 7 2021
Time: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
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#Science,#Space,#stsci,#Telescope,#Astronomy,#Astrology
James Webb Telescope Update from NASA 12/8/2021
The James Webb Space Telescope: Unfolding the Universe
I came across this while looking for potential STEM group resources, so am sharing.
Previous Events
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The Importance of Small Objects: Exocomets
This is the August public lecture from the Space Telescope Science Institute
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How to Hunt for Distant Worlds
Since the discovery of the first planet orbiting a Sun-like star in 1995, more than 4,000 exoplanets have been found. These widespread planetary systems confirm that our solar system is just one of many in our Milky Way galaxy. The discovery of such systems provided intriguing insights, challenging our perspectives about how planetary systems form and evolve. But how do astronomers search for these exoplanets and what can we find out about them? Join Dr. Rickman as she describes the scientific hunt for these distant worlds.
The lecture starts at about 13:30 minutes in after all the news updates.
Host: Frank Summers, Space Telescope Science Institute
Recorded live on Tuesday, June 1, 2021
More information: www.stsci.edu/public-lectures
Very interesting lecture, some of this has been talked about before however it is always good to listen to different explanations of the same topics. The upcoming JWST is hopefully going to open up a lot more discoveries.
The lecture makes reference to the discovery of the moons around Jupiter with the first telescope. Which really puts in to context how quickly things have moved on. First exoplanet was found in 1992, but only recently has the number found increased.
Links at the end to the zooniverse project, two of these projects are to do with searching for exo-planets so this gives citizens a chance to take part (and get cited) in real research.
#Space,#Science,#Telescope,#TheHuntForDistanceWorlds,#STSCI,#stsci
Earth-like biospheres on other planets may be rare
This is an interesting article on Science Daily. Seems that the conditions on Earth could be far rarer than we think. [1] So we are looking for Earth Like atmospheres, the JWST will really help push this research forward.
Please feel free to discuss further on discourse [2]l. I have also included a link to a infographc, on atmosphere composition in our own solar system [3]
Comment and questions on this.
I just wondered what the range of conditions could support life, for example is there a minimum and corresponding percentage range for Oxygen for example. The same would go for other gasses for example Nitrogen, $CO_2$ etc. Hopefully we can learn more about what is needed for life, so we perhaps increase our chances of finding possible habitable words. This, of course is assuming all life requires Oxygen We have found life in or near volcanoes on Earth, conditions are very hot, and inhospitable to humans generally, not to mention the Sulfur Dioxide and other toxic gasses.
I will try and look in to this further.
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1 Main Article
2 Discourse Discussion
3 Compound Chemistry – Solar System Atmospheres
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The Hubble Space Telescope: From Cosmological Conflict to Alien Atmospheres
Write up : 7th March 2021
This is a really interesting talk and overview of what the HST has undertaken since launch in 1990.
Some highlights
- Gravitational lensing, found galaxies magnified 50x and detection of galaxies 10x fainter.
- Precision cosmology & Hubble Constant calculations via several methods
- Exoplanet Atmospheres
- Exoplanets e.g 57 Pegasi
- Exoplanets found from transiting host star
- Planetary Atmospheres plus detection of organic molecules
- Earth size Exoplanets (Trappist 1b and 1c)
The talk also makes reference to academic papers, which can be easily searched for, so for example
With the last point in the list above, this paper was
De Wit, et al 2016 Nature 537,69 – if you search for this you find
arxiv 1006.01103 which is publication in the above journal 2016Natur 537
The 537 refers to the volume, and 69 is the first page of the article, in this case the article is on pages 69 to 72.
So using the references from the talk you can do further reading.
Well worth watching
Space Telescope Science Institute
Public lectures
The Hubble Space Telescope: From Cosmological Conflict to Alien Atmospheres
Tue 2nd March 2021
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