1 00:02:16,050 --> 00:00:25,390 [Music] 2 00:03:19,030 --> 00:02:16,060 do 3 00:03:22,710 --> 00:03:21,110 sky watchers this is it 4 00:03:24,390 --> 00:03:22,720 this is the day we get the first science 5 00:03:26,630 --> 00:03:24,400 images back from the james webb space 6 00:03:38,789 --> 00:03:26,640 telescope and you've got a front row 7 00:03:42,309 --> 00:03:40,390 i'm michelle thaller your host bro can 8 00:03:44,869 --> 00:03:42,319 only be described as a celebration for 9 00:03:46,149 --> 00:03:44,879 everyone on earth so think about this 10 00:03:47,990 --> 00:03:46,159 light from the earliest days of the 11 00:03:49,509 --> 00:03:48,000 universe has been traveling to us for 12 00:03:51,670 --> 00:03:49,519 billions of years 13 00:03:52,869 --> 00:03:51,680 just over the last few weeks we've 14 00:03:54,949 --> 00:03:52,879 captured some of that light with the 15 00:03:57,270 --> 00:03:54,959 telescope that sees the universe in an 16 00:03:59,110 --> 00:03:57,280 entirely new way and today we share the 17 00:04:00,869 --> 00:03:59,120 very first results 18 00:04:02,869 --> 00:04:00,879 so long time space fans are going to 19 00:04:04,390 --> 00:04:02,879 know who this is this is dr john mather 20 00:04:05,990 --> 00:04:04,400 he's the senior project scientist for 21 00:04:08,070 --> 00:04:06,000 the webb telescope and a nobel prize 22 00:04:09,750 --> 00:04:08,080 winner and john i couldn't be happier to 23 00:04:11,830 --> 00:04:09,760 be here with you today thank you it's a 24 00:04:13,990 --> 00:04:11,840 thrill to be here for this very special 25 00:04:15,509 --> 00:04:14,000 day how are you feeling i am thrilled 26 00:04:17,590 --> 00:04:15,519 and i'm relieved because you know when 27 00:04:19,590 --> 00:04:17,600 you start something this big you know 28 00:04:23,110 --> 00:04:19,600 there's always a possibility it might 29 00:04:24,629 --> 00:04:23,120 not work it did work we are so proud 30 00:04:26,870 --> 00:04:24,639 and you've been on this project for a 31 00:04:28,390 --> 00:04:26,880 very long time right yeah started in 32 00:04:30,150 --> 00:04:28,400 1995 33 00:04:32,230 --> 00:04:30,160 we had just finished measuring the big 34 00:04:33,749 --> 00:04:32,240 bang we measured it with the cosmic 35 00:04:35,510 --> 00:04:33,759 background explorer satellite that we 36 00:04:37,189 --> 00:04:35,520 built right here at goddard 37 00:04:38,710 --> 00:04:37,199 and we measured the 38 00:04:40,629 --> 00:04:38,720 spectrum we've measured there are hot 39 00:04:42,390 --> 00:04:40,639 and cold spots in the big bang so we 40 00:04:44,390 --> 00:04:42,400 said now we know it all how it all got 41 00:04:45,110 --> 00:04:44,400 started but then what happened after 42 00:04:46,870 --> 00:04:45,120 that 43 00:04:48,230 --> 00:04:46,880 so then i got a call from nasa 44 00:04:50,150 --> 00:04:48,240 headquarters would i like to work on 45 00:04:52,150 --> 00:04:50,160 this new telescope that's going to help 46 00:04:53,830 --> 00:04:52,160 answer those questions what happened 47 00:04:56,550 --> 00:04:53,840 after the big bang how did the galaxies 48 00:04:58,070 --> 00:04:56,560 grow how did the first black holes grow 49 00:05:00,230 --> 00:04:58,080 what happened all the way from there to 50 00:05:02,150 --> 00:05:00,240 here so this is our time machine and i 51 00:05:04,310 --> 00:05:02,160 just wanted to be part of it i am so 52 00:05:05,270 --> 00:05:04,320 thrilled that we got a chance to do it 53 00:05:06,710 --> 00:05:05,280 one of the things that i remember you 54 00:05:08,469 --> 00:05:06,720 saying this is kind of amazing that you 55 00:05:09,990 --> 00:05:08,479 after you win the nobel prize you 56 00:05:12,070 --> 00:05:10,000 thought that this mission was the most 57 00:05:13,909 --> 00:05:12,080 important thing to work on absolutely 58 00:05:15,830 --> 00:05:13,919 it's the next question after you know 59 00:05:16,710 --> 00:05:15,840 how it started what happened then 60 00:05:18,310 --> 00:05:16,720 and 61 00:05:20,950 --> 00:05:18,320 you know when suddenly we now have the 62 00:05:23,270 --> 00:05:20,960 technology to do it we didn't have 63 00:05:25,510 --> 00:05:23,280 50 years ago didn't have the technology 64 00:05:27,350 --> 00:05:25,520 25 years ago even when they started this 65 00:05:30,070 --> 00:05:27,360 we had to invent things along the way so 66 00:05:31,029 --> 00:05:30,080 we did that and here it is 67 00:05:32,790 --> 00:05:31,039 well thank you we'll be back to you in 68 00:05:34,150 --> 00:05:32,800 just a moment so at the moment we're 69 00:05:35,670 --> 00:05:34,160 going to talk about the way that web is 70 00:05:38,150 --> 00:05:35,680 a completely new way to explore the 71 00:05:40,550 --> 00:05:38,160 universe so today the mission releases 72 00:05:42,390 --> 00:05:40,560 its first science images and gives wings 73 00:05:45,029 --> 00:05:42,400 to the dreams of so many people who 74 00:05:47,670 --> 00:05:45,039 worked so hard for so long to make this 75 00:05:50,550 --> 00:05:47,680 possible for everyone on earth this is 76 00:05:53,110 --> 00:05:50,560 your telescope this is the largest most 77 00:05:54,870 --> 00:05:53,120 powerful observatory ever put into space 78 00:05:57,189 --> 00:05:54,880 it's the product of thousands of people 79 00:05:58,950 --> 00:05:57,199 working for more than two decades this 80 00:06:01,110 --> 00:05:58,960 is a mission that's singularly focused 81 00:06:02,870 --> 00:06:01,120 on the biggest questions in science 82 00:06:05,590 --> 00:06:02,880 so the following phrase is often used 83 00:06:07,749 --> 00:06:05,600 too easily but today actually does mark 84 00:06:09,909 --> 00:06:07,759 the dawn of a new era today the web 85 00:06:11,909 --> 00:06:09,919 mission is open for scientific business 86 00:06:13,670 --> 00:06:11,919 and this is just the beginning the best 87 00:06:15,189 --> 00:06:13,680 is yet to come 88 00:06:16,309 --> 00:06:15,199 so john one of the things you told me 89 00:06:17,590 --> 00:06:16,319 about is that you really want to make 90 00:06:19,270 --> 00:06:17,600 sure there are some people that get 91 00:06:21,430 --> 00:06:19,280 thanked people that put a huge amount of 92 00:06:24,469 --> 00:06:21,440 effort into this absolutely 93 00:06:26,790 --> 00:06:24,479 our current project manager bill oaks uh 94 00:06:28,629 --> 00:06:26,800 took the project from a time of trouble 95 00:06:30,710 --> 00:06:28,639 when we didn't exactly know how we were 96 00:06:32,550 --> 00:06:30,720 going to get this to work and got it all 97 00:06:34,710 --> 00:06:32,560 the way to the end here it is it is 98 00:06:37,270 --> 00:06:34,720 working and it's because of bill made 99 00:06:39,029 --> 00:06:37,280 this worldwide team 20 000 people around 100 00:06:40,710 --> 00:06:39,039 the world were involved in making this 101 00:06:42,150 --> 00:06:40,720 thing all work and bill has been there 102 00:06:43,909 --> 00:06:42,160 every day 103 00:06:44,710 --> 00:06:43,919 making sure that it would happen 104 00:06:49,589 --> 00:06:44,720 so 105 00:06:51,589 --> 00:06:49,599 barbara mikulski she saved our telescope 106 00:06:53,670 --> 00:06:51,599 and she saved the telescope before us 107 00:06:55,350 --> 00:06:53,680 she made sure after the hubble telescope 108 00:06:57,029 --> 00:06:55,360 was launched and it was not in focus 109 00:06:58,629 --> 00:06:57,039 that we would go up and fix it she made 110 00:07:00,870 --> 00:06:58,639 sure that happened when the webb 111 00:07:03,189 --> 00:07:00,880 telescope needed more resources she made 112 00:07:05,270 --> 00:07:03,199 sure we could get that so barbara we 113 00:07:06,629 --> 00:07:05,280 thank you 114 00:07:07,990 --> 00:07:06,639 well it is such an honor to be with you 115 00:07:09,029 --> 00:07:08,000 jay i mean it's been a pleasure to be 116 00:07:11,270 --> 00:07:09,039 working with you through this whole 117 00:07:13,990 --> 00:07:11,280 thing thank you so much congratulations 118 00:07:16,790 --> 00:07:14,000 and go webb thank you 119 00:07:19,270 --> 00:07:16,800 so this broadcast much like every part 120 00:07:20,870 --> 00:07:19,280 of this mission is a partnership on our 121 00:07:22,469 --> 00:07:20,880 journey to explore distant places in 122 00:07:24,309 --> 00:07:22,479 space we've been joined by intrepid 123 00:07:26,710 --> 00:07:24,319 travelers from around the globe we have 124 00:07:28,070 --> 00:07:26,720 so many extraordinary collaborators so 125 00:07:29,670 --> 00:07:28,080 let's check in with our partners who 126 00:07:31,749 --> 00:07:29,680 will be sharing the stage with us today 127 00:07:32,870 --> 00:07:31,759 as we reveal webb's five first science 128 00:07:34,550 --> 00:07:32,880 images 129 00:07:36,309 --> 00:07:34,560 from the european space agency i'm 130 00:07:42,629 --> 00:07:36,319 joined by katie haswell in darmstadt 131 00:07:46,309 --> 00:07:44,710 i see katie in the background there 132 00:07:48,150 --> 00:07:46,319 also joining us from the canadian space 133 00:07:53,749 --> 00:07:48,160 agency in montreal we have natalie 134 00:07:57,990 --> 00:07:56,790 i see katie in the background there 135 00:07:59,110 --> 00:07:58,000 and so naturally we're also going to be 136 00:08:00,790 --> 00:07:59,120 visiting the nerve center of this 137 00:08:02,710 --> 00:08:00,800 mission the space telescope science 138 00:08:04,309 --> 00:08:02,720 institute on the campus of johns hopkins 139 00:08:05,990 --> 00:08:04,319 university in baltimore maryland and 140 00:08:07,110 --> 00:08:06,000 there we have alex lockwood and carl 141 00:08:11,430 --> 00:08:07,120 gordon and they're going to give us 142 00:08:14,469 --> 00:08:12,950 great so we'll be back with our 143 00:08:15,670 --> 00:08:14,479 international partners shortly where 144 00:08:17,589 --> 00:08:15,680 they'll each reveal one of the new 145 00:08:19,430 --> 00:08:17,599 images but today we're also going to be 146 00:08:21,270 --> 00:08:19,440 joined by millions of science fans from 147 00:08:23,350 --> 00:08:21,280 around the world many of your gathered 148 00:08:25,189 --> 00:08:23,360 watch parties just for this event so 149 00:08:27,830 --> 00:08:25,199 here we are really going international 150 00:08:30,230 --> 00:08:27,840 so i'm beginning with bhopal india 151 00:08:31,830 --> 00:08:30,240 do we have a signal from bhopal yes 152 00:08:33,190 --> 00:08:31,840 excellent welcome to nasa hello 153 00:08:34,630 --> 00:08:33,200 everybody there 154 00:08:40,949 --> 00:08:34,640 wonderful to be talking to you today all 155 00:08:45,350 --> 00:08:42,949 we'll be back to them later yes great to 156 00:08:46,710 --> 00:08:45,360 wave to you hi wonderful 157 00:08:48,790 --> 00:08:46,720 and we're also we also have a warm 158 00:08:51,750 --> 00:08:48,800 welcome now in portland oregon so we 159 00:08:53,269 --> 00:08:51,760 have the feeding from portland 160 00:08:55,350 --> 00:08:53,279 a bit dark but is everybody there hello 161 00:08:57,190 --> 00:08:55,360 portland 162 00:08:58,870 --> 00:08:57,200 they're an auditorium i see okay okay 163 00:09:01,110 --> 00:08:58,880 next we're going to go off to milan 164 00:09:04,310 --> 00:09:01,120 italy so afternoon in italy do we have 165 00:09:08,949 --> 00:09:07,110 i guess we have a screen from italy 166 00:09:10,070 --> 00:09:08,959 and uh next we're gonna go to rutland 167 00:09:13,750 --> 00:09:10,080 vermont 168 00:09:15,350 --> 00:09:13,760 everybody 169 00:09:17,350 --> 00:09:15,360 nice to see you thank you for being part 170 00:09:18,550 --> 00:09:17,360 of this today 171 00:09:22,470 --> 00:09:18,560 okay going even a little bit further 172 00:09:24,630 --> 00:09:22,480 afield we have natanya israel hello 173 00:09:27,670 --> 00:09:24,640 hello israel yay 174 00:09:30,070 --> 00:09:27,680 really nice to see you guys 175 00:09:31,030 --> 00:09:30,080 okay just one more for now uh i i see 176 00:09:32,550 --> 00:09:31,040 people like 177 00:09:34,550 --> 00:09:32,560 giving me hugs 178 00:09:37,350 --> 00:09:34,560 okay we also have vancouver canada hey 179 00:09:38,790 --> 00:09:37,360 vancouver hi all right wonderful 180 00:09:39,750 --> 00:09:38,800 wonderful to have all these people with 181 00:09:41,509 --> 00:09:39,760 you 182 00:09:43,190 --> 00:09:41,519 so right across from the campus for me 183 00:09:45,590 --> 00:09:43,200 there's also a huge watch party taking 184 00:09:46,870 --> 00:09:45,600 place with members of the web team so 185 00:09:48,470 --> 00:09:46,880 the wonderful thing is that they 186 00:09:49,829 --> 00:09:48,480 actually are people that have worked on 187 00:09:52,470 --> 00:09:49,839 the mission and they are part of our 188 00:09:58,550 --> 00:09:52,480 nasa funny stamp the family so hello 189 00:09:58,560 --> 00:10:02,790 there they are yes 190 00:10:06,790 --> 00:10:05,110 a lot of people i recognize there 191 00:10:08,949 --> 00:10:06,800 so it's incredibly important to me 192 00:10:11,110 --> 00:10:08,959 personally and also to all of us at nasa 193 00:10:12,550 --> 00:10:11,120 that the universe belongs to everyone 194 00:10:14,630 --> 00:10:12,560 and we are thrilled to share this day 195 00:10:15,910 --> 00:10:14,640 with fans everywhere around the world 196 00:10:17,030 --> 00:10:15,920 we'll say hello to some more later in 197 00:10:19,110 --> 00:10:17,040 our broadcast 198 00:10:20,630 --> 00:10:19,120 so now it's time to start the main event 199 00:10:22,150 --> 00:10:20,640 what you'll see over the next hour will 200 00:10:24,470 --> 00:10:22,160 be a collection of images newly 201 00:10:26,069 --> 00:10:24,480 processed by the web science team only a 202 00:10:28,230 --> 00:10:26,079 tiny handful of experts have seen the 203 00:10:30,069 --> 00:10:28,240 images so far and i can tell you that we 204 00:10:32,310 --> 00:10:30,079 have been so excited to unwrap them for 205 00:10:34,870 --> 00:10:32,320 everyone we'll be releasing each image 206 00:10:36,150 --> 00:10:34,880 in turn in real time as soon as you see 207 00:10:38,230 --> 00:10:36,160 it on this broadcast it will be 208 00:10:39,829 --> 00:10:38,240 available for download on the internet 209 00:10:41,350 --> 00:10:39,839 on the screen below you can see a 210 00:10:43,350 --> 00:10:41,360 timeline showing where we are in the 211 00:10:45,829 --> 00:10:43,360 show and what's coming up next and by 212 00:10:47,670 --> 00:10:45,839 the end of the show all five images will 213 00:10:50,069 --> 00:10:47,680 be available to everyone 214 00:11:08,949 --> 00:10:50,079 so hopefully you can tell i'm excited 215 00:11:11,910 --> 00:11:10,230 okay we're going to release the first 216 00:11:13,350 --> 00:11:11,920 image right here at nasa goddard space 217 00:11:15,670 --> 00:11:13,360 flight center maryland and we're just 218 00:11:17,110 --> 00:11:15,680 outside of washington dc nasa goddard is 219 00:11:19,430 --> 00:11:17,120 home to the project office of the webb 220 00:11:20,790 --> 00:11:19,440 telescope and the observatory portion of 221 00:11:22,630 --> 00:11:20,800 the telescope the mirrors and the 222 00:11:24,949 --> 00:11:22,640 science instruments were integrated and 223 00:11:27,190 --> 00:11:24,959 tested here before launch so for many of 224 00:11:28,870 --> 00:11:27,200 us including myself seeing web come 225 00:11:30,790 --> 00:11:28,880 together bit by bit right in front of 226 00:11:32,949 --> 00:11:30,800 our eyes was an emotional and very 227 00:11:34,550 --> 00:11:32,959 inspiring experience so it's kind of 228 00:11:37,269 --> 00:11:34,560 like a part of us was out there with 229 00:11:39,509 --> 00:11:37,279 webb right now a million miles away part 230 00:11:41,030 --> 00:11:39,519 of our hopes and dreams are out there 231 00:11:43,269 --> 00:11:41,040 so i'm joined we're seeing as they 232 00:11:44,550 --> 00:11:43,279 looked about the time the sun and the 233 00:11:47,269 --> 00:11:44,560 earth formed 234 00:11:48,949 --> 00:11:47,279 and then behind the cluster we have 235 00:11:51,350 --> 00:11:48,959 the cluster the 236 00:11:54,550 --> 00:11:51,360 the gravity of the cluster is distorting 237 00:11:56,230 --> 00:11:54,560 and warping our view of what's behind 238 00:11:59,110 --> 00:11:56,240 and so there are these galaxies that 239 00:12:00,790 --> 00:11:59,120 look stretched and pulled kind of like 240 00:12:03,030 --> 00:12:00,800 like they've been magnified because 241 00:12:04,949 --> 00:12:03,040 they've been magnified by the gravity of 242 00:12:07,509 --> 00:12:04,959 the cluster just like einstein said they 243 00:12:09,829 --> 00:12:07,519 would and you know it's really there's 244 00:12:11,590 --> 00:12:09,839 so much detail here we're seeing these 245 00:12:13,590 --> 00:12:11,600 galaxies in a way that we've never been 246 00:12:16,150 --> 00:12:13,600 able to see before there's just a 247 00:12:17,910 --> 00:12:16,160 sharpness and a clarity we've never had 248 00:12:19,269 --> 00:12:17,920 and so we can look at if we zoom in on 249 00:12:21,590 --> 00:12:19,279 this image and i encourage you as you 250 00:12:24,069 --> 00:12:21,600 grab this image at home like zoom in it 251 00:12:26,230 --> 00:12:24,079 you can you know really zoom in and play 252 00:12:28,069 --> 00:12:26,240 around there are galaxies here in which 253 00:12:31,269 --> 00:12:28,079 you're seeing individual clusters of 254 00:12:32,470 --> 00:12:31,279 stars forming popping up just like 255 00:12:33,829 --> 00:12:32,480 popcorn 256 00:12:36,069 --> 00:12:33,839 um and then 257 00:12:38,710 --> 00:12:36,079 we also see in the background of the 258 00:12:40,870 --> 00:12:38,720 scallop of this image kind of littered 259 00:12:42,949 --> 00:12:40,880 like jewels all over the back of the 260 00:12:44,870 --> 00:12:42,959 image are these faint 261 00:12:47,269 --> 00:12:44,880 red galaxies 262 00:12:48,790 --> 00:12:47,279 now that was what we built the telescope 263 00:12:51,190 --> 00:12:48,800 to do 264 00:12:52,710 --> 00:12:51,200 the most distant of those are 265 00:12:56,230 --> 00:12:52,720 billions of you we're seeing as they 266 00:12:58,710 --> 00:12:56,240 looked more than 13 billion years ago 267 00:13:00,550 --> 00:12:58,720 and so galaxies like that one right 268 00:13:03,910 --> 00:13:00,560 there this little red guy you're like 269 00:13:05,750 --> 00:13:03,920 okay yup what is that well webb got 270 00:13:08,310 --> 00:13:05,760 spectra to figure out what those 271 00:13:10,430 --> 00:13:08,320 galaxies are made of and this is that 272 00:13:13,910 --> 00:13:10,440 one we're seeing as it looked 273 00:13:16,230 --> 00:13:13,920 13.1 billion years in the past less than 274 00:13:19,350 --> 00:13:16,240 a billion years after the big bang and 275 00:13:21,590 --> 00:13:19,360 we're seeing the elements of oxygen and 276 00:13:23,910 --> 00:13:21,600 hydrogen as well as neon you know this 277 00:13:26,870 --> 00:13:23,920 is the kind this is how the oxygen in 278 00:13:28,470 --> 00:13:26,880 our bodies was made in stars 279 00:13:30,710 --> 00:13:28,480 in galaxies and we're seeing that 280 00:13:32,629 --> 00:13:30,720 process get started yeah i just i want 281 00:13:34,710 --> 00:13:32,639 to give this a little bit of context so 282 00:13:36,069 --> 00:13:34,720 this is now the farthest away galaxy 283 00:13:37,430 --> 00:13:36,079 that we have this sort of detailed 284 00:13:39,189 --> 00:13:37,440 information about that we know what it's 285 00:13:41,269 --> 00:13:39,199 made we know what it's made of 286 00:13:43,910 --> 00:13:41,279 and this was not a long exposure for web 287 00:13:45,750 --> 00:13:43,920 no the the the the private the previous 288 00:13:48,470 --> 00:13:45,760 record holder right the hubble uh 289 00:13:50,389 --> 00:13:48,480 extreme deep field was two weeks of 290 00:13:53,189 --> 00:13:50,399 continuous work with hubble and it was 291 00:13:54,870 --> 00:13:53,199 just imaging with web we took that image 292 00:13:56,949 --> 00:13:54,880 before breakfast 293 00:13:59,430 --> 00:13:56,959 the amazing thing about web is the speed 294 00:14:01,110 --> 00:13:59,440 at which we can churn out discoveries so 295 00:14:02,470 --> 00:14:01,120 everything that you're going to see here 296 00:14:03,189 --> 00:14:02,480 in this broadcast 297 00:14:05,430 --> 00:14:03,199 is 298 00:14:07,750 --> 00:14:05,440 a week and we're going to be doing 299 00:14:09,350 --> 00:14:07,760 discoveries like this every week 300 00:14:11,670 --> 00:14:09,360 that is absolutely incredible jane so 301 00:14:12,790 --> 00:14:11,680 thank you so much for joining us i it's 302 00:14:15,030 --> 00:14:12,800 been an honor to be working with you 303 00:14:16,629 --> 00:14:15,040 congratulations on all your hard work 304 00:14:17,910 --> 00:14:16,639 thank you it's so wonderful to see it 305 00:14:19,430 --> 00:14:17,920 pay off 306 00:14:21,750 --> 00:14:19,440 so thank you and i'll see you later on 307 00:14:22,629 --> 00:14:21,760 today i hope so enjoy the day thank you 308 00:14:24,550 --> 00:14:22,639 right 309 00:14:26,310 --> 00:14:24,560 so from distant galaxies we now turn our 310 00:14:28,949 --> 00:14:26,320 eye to something a bit closer it's a 311 00:14:30,550 --> 00:14:28,959 planet but not one in our solar system 312 00:14:31,910 --> 00:14:30,560 remember that earth and its sibling 313 00:14:33,829 --> 00:14:31,920 planets aren't the only show in the 314 00:14:36,150 --> 00:14:33,839 universe when scientists and engineers 315 00:14:38,150 --> 00:14:36,160 started developing jwst the search for 316 00:14:39,509 --> 00:14:38,160 exoplanets wasn't even part of the plan 317 00:14:41,350 --> 00:14:39,519 that's changed 318 00:14:43,030 --> 00:14:41,360 exploring exoplanets is now a major 319 00:14:45,030 --> 00:14:43,040 component of the mission and the subject 320 00:14:46,470 --> 00:14:45,040 of our second big reveal of the day 321 00:14:48,150 --> 00:14:46,480 i'm going to send it down to our friends 322 00:14:50,310 --> 00:14:48,160 natalie willette and sarah gallagher at 323 00:14:59,189 --> 00:14:50,320 the canadian space agency in montreal so 324 00:14:59,199 --> 00:15:20,470 i guess we're we're having a little 325 00:15:32,629 --> 00:15:22,069 sorry for the brief pause there we're 326 00:15:36,870 --> 00:15:35,670 yep we're all ready yeah 327 00:15:38,629 --> 00:15:36,880 okay i apologize we're having some 328 00:15:40,389 --> 00:15:38,639 trouble with the signal from canada but 329 00:15:42,069 --> 00:15:40,399 luckily for us we have an exoplanet 330 00:15:44,069 --> 00:15:42,079 expert right here just in case that 331 00:15:46,470 --> 00:15:44,079 happened so this is nicole colon and 332 00:15:47,749 --> 00:15:46,480 she's an exoplanet scientist at nasa and 333 00:15:50,470 --> 00:15:47,759 we're going to talk about this amazing 334 00:15:51,990 --> 00:15:50,480 new result from a very hot planet i 335 00:15:54,710 --> 00:15:52,000 understand about a thousand light years 336 00:15:56,629 --> 00:15:54,720 away that's right the exoplanet is named 337 00:15:59,829 --> 00:15:56,639 wasp 96b 338 00:16:01,670 --> 00:15:59,839 and it is this hot gaseous giant puffy 339 00:16:03,910 --> 00:16:01,680 planet that it is about a thousand light 340 00:16:08,949 --> 00:16:03,920 years away so that's why today's release 341 00:16:12,949 --> 00:16:11,189 absolutely so talk us through what this 342 00:16:14,310 --> 00:16:12,959 discovery is and why this is so 343 00:16:16,550 --> 00:16:14,320 significant 344 00:16:19,430 --> 00:16:16,560 well this uh reveal that you're going to 345 00:16:20,230 --> 00:16:19,440 see is going to show the first spectrum 346 00:16:21,990 --> 00:16:20,240 of 347 00:16:24,949 --> 00:16:22,000 an exoplanet as taken from the webb 348 00:16:27,509 --> 00:16:24,959 telescope and this is exciting because 349 00:16:30,389 --> 00:16:27,519 it covers infrared wavelengths of light 350 00:16:32,470 --> 00:16:30,399 that we have not had access to 351 00:16:34,310 --> 00:16:32,480 before so we've been able to use other 352 00:16:36,069 --> 00:16:34,320 telescopes to explore exoplanet 353 00:16:38,870 --> 00:16:36,079 atmospheres in the infrared but not to 354 00:16:41,430 --> 00:16:38,880 this level of detail and this is just 355 00:16:43,269 --> 00:16:41,440 one sliver of data that webb is 356 00:16:45,110 --> 00:16:43,279 providing us using the nearest 357 00:16:47,189 --> 00:16:45,120 instrument specifically and there's 358 00:16:48,790 --> 00:16:47,199 something about um infrared that is 359 00:16:50,550 --> 00:16:48,800 actually particularly good for the 360 00:16:51,670 --> 00:16:50,560 spectrum so in this in this case what 361 00:16:53,430 --> 00:16:51,680 we're doing is we're actually going to 362 00:16:55,910 --> 00:16:53,440 take the light and break it up into a 363 00:16:58,150 --> 00:16:55,920 rainbow and look very very carefully at 364 00:16:59,829 --> 00:16:58,160 how much color is coming in each cut in 365 00:17:01,509 --> 00:16:59,839 each part of the spectrum so i believe 366 00:17:03,670 --> 00:17:01,519 we have that image if we can put that up 367 00:17:06,470 --> 00:17:03,680 okay yes i i believe we're revealing the 368 00:17:08,549 --> 00:17:06,480 spectrum right here so we now have our 369 00:17:10,069 --> 00:17:08,559 spectrum and this is exactly what you're 370 00:17:12,710 --> 00:17:10,079 seeing as you just described with 371 00:17:15,829 --> 00:17:12,720 spectroscopy what we did was we observed 372 00:17:17,429 --> 00:17:15,839 a transit of an exoplanet we observed 373 00:17:19,270 --> 00:17:17,439 the planet as it passed in front of the 374 00:17:21,750 --> 00:17:19,280 star now mind you this is not a direct 375 00:17:23,429 --> 00:17:21,760 image this is an indirect image so we've 376 00:17:25,029 --> 00:17:23,439 seen the effect of what happens when the 377 00:17:26,870 --> 00:17:25,039 planet and its atmosphere passes in 378 00:17:28,390 --> 00:17:26,880 front of the star the starlight filters 379 00:17:30,789 --> 00:17:28,400 through the atmosphere 380 00:17:33,190 --> 00:17:30,799 and then you can break that down into 381 00:17:34,789 --> 00:17:33,200 wavelengths of light and you get a bunch 382 00:17:36,789 --> 00:17:34,799 of what looks like bumps and wiggles to 383 00:17:39,510 --> 00:17:36,799 some people but it's actually full of 384 00:17:41,590 --> 00:17:39,520 information content so you're actually 385 00:17:43,350 --> 00:17:41,600 seeing bumps and wiggles that indicate 386 00:17:45,510 --> 00:17:43,360 the presence of water vapor in the 387 00:17:47,190 --> 00:17:45,520 atmosphere of this exoplanet 388 00:17:48,150 --> 00:17:47,200 so we have the spectrum up here is there 389 00:17:49,270 --> 00:17:48,160 anything you'd like to highlight 390 00:17:52,070 --> 00:17:49,280 particularly 391 00:17:53,830 --> 00:17:52,080 yeah absolutely so we have um several 392 00:17:55,669 --> 00:17:53,840 features marked here so i call them 393 00:17:57,590 --> 00:17:55,679 features they're these what i just 394 00:17:59,190 --> 00:17:57,600 referred to as bumps and wiggles but 395 00:18:01,190 --> 00:17:59,200 what you're seeing here is a telltale 396 00:18:03,750 --> 00:18:01,200 signature the chemical fingerprint of 397 00:18:05,110 --> 00:18:03,760 water vapor in these atmospheres in the 398 00:18:07,830 --> 00:18:05,120 in the atmosphere of this specific 399 00:18:09,590 --> 00:18:07,840 exoplanet and the other thing we can 400 00:18:12,470 --> 00:18:09,600 tell actually is that there's evidence 401 00:18:14,630 --> 00:18:12,480 of clouds and hazes because the water 402 00:18:17,270 --> 00:18:14,640 features are not quite as large as we 403 00:18:18,470 --> 00:18:17,280 predicted so we can take that and infer 404 00:18:20,470 --> 00:18:18,480 that there are presence of clouds and 405 00:18:21,750 --> 00:18:20,480 hazes right now one thing that we really 406 00:18:23,190 --> 00:18:21,760 want to make sure people understand is 407 00:18:25,270 --> 00:18:23,200 with this particular planet this is a 408 00:18:27,430 --> 00:18:25,280 hot world it's actually closer to its 409 00:18:29,270 --> 00:18:27,440 star than mercury is to our sun and so 410 00:18:31,029 --> 00:18:29,280 we're not looking at liquid water here 411 00:18:33,029 --> 00:18:31,039 but we're looking inside that sort of 412 00:18:35,190 --> 00:18:33,039 steam water vapor yes this is a an 413 00:18:37,669 --> 00:18:35,200 exoplanet it's about the size of jupiter 414 00:18:39,270 --> 00:18:37,679 about half the mass of jupiter it orbits 415 00:18:41,510 --> 00:18:39,280 around a sunlight star but it does it 416 00:18:43,430 --> 00:18:41,520 every about three and a half days so 417 00:18:45,110 --> 00:18:43,440 it's extremely hot extremely close in 418 00:18:47,190 --> 00:18:45,120 nothing like our solar system planets 419 00:18:50,070 --> 00:18:47,200 but that's okay because what we're 420 00:18:52,310 --> 00:18:50,080 seeing is again the first exoplanet data 421 00:18:53,590 --> 00:18:52,320 from web and this is just the beginning 422 00:18:54,710 --> 00:18:53,600 we're going to start pushing down to 423 00:18:57,110 --> 00:18:54,720 further 424 00:18:58,549 --> 00:18:57,120 smaller planets and being able to take 425 00:19:01,110 --> 00:18:58,559 measurements just like this with the 426 00:19:03,750 --> 00:19:01,120 nearest instrument that was built by the 427 00:19:05,270 --> 00:19:03,760 canadian space agency but also there's 428 00:19:06,710 --> 00:19:05,280 other three three other science 429 00:19:08,789 --> 00:19:06,720 instruments that will add to our 430 00:19:11,029 --> 00:19:08,799 knowledge in the infrared as well as 431 00:19:12,789 --> 00:19:11,039 direct imaging modes along with the 432 00:19:14,390 --> 00:19:12,799 transit method so there's a lot more to 433 00:19:15,430 --> 00:19:14,400 come i guess one thing we should mention 434 00:19:16,870 --> 00:19:15,440 is not only are we going to be looking 435 00:19:18,390 --> 00:19:16,880 at planets that are more like the earth 436 00:19:19,590 --> 00:19:18,400 in the future but we'll also be looking 437 00:19:21,510 --> 00:19:19,600 at planets in our own solar system 438 00:19:23,270 --> 00:19:21,520 absolutely yes we're going to have 439 00:19:25,909 --> 00:19:23,280 exciting data from planets in our solar 440 00:19:28,390 --> 00:19:25,919 system from mars uh outward as well as 441 00:19:29,909 --> 00:19:28,400 asteroids and comets so stay tuned for a 442 00:19:31,350 --> 00:19:29,919 lot more to come thank you so much 443 00:19:32,870 --> 00:19:31,360 nicole thank you so much for telling us 444 00:19:35,350 --> 00:19:32,880 about the spectrum and i'll be seeing 445 00:19:37,430 --> 00:19:35,360 you later on today 446 00:19:39,029 --> 00:19:37,440 so we have three more big image reveals 447 00:19:40,789 --> 00:19:39,039 and with that new and more exciting 448 00:19:42,150 --> 00:19:40,799 science but first let's take a look back 449 00:19:43,350 --> 00:19:42,160 at the journey that brought us to this 450 00:19:44,789 --> 00:19:43,360 moment 451 00:19:46,630 --> 00:19:44,799 celebrations on this one are only 452 00:19:48,630 --> 00:19:46,640 possible with years of hard work from a 453 00:19:50,710 --> 00:19:48,640 cast of thousands when a new mission is 454 00:19:52,470 --> 00:19:50,720 being built even the most enthusiastic 455 00:19:54,470 --> 00:19:52,480 space fans only get to see dramatic 456 00:19:55,830 --> 00:19:54,480 moments in this life cycle the news and 457 00:19:57,909 --> 00:19:55,840 images that come out of updates and 458 00:19:59,510 --> 00:19:57,919 press releases but that doesn't really 459 00:20:01,830 --> 00:19:59,520 give you the sense of the huge effort 460 00:20:03,669 --> 00:20:01,840 that goes on behind the scenes every day 461 00:20:05,669 --> 00:20:03,679 the plan schedules an organization to 462 00:20:06,870 --> 00:20:05,679 keep everything moving forward really 463 00:20:08,390 --> 00:20:06,880 happens for the most part out of 464 00:20:10,470 --> 00:20:08,400 people's gaze 465 00:20:12,710 --> 00:20:10,480 web started as an idea that took root at 466 00:20:15,029 --> 00:20:12,720 nasa goddard it grew first into planning 467 00:20:17,110 --> 00:20:15,039 teams research projects schematics 468 00:20:18,789 --> 00:20:17,120 requirements then it began the long 469 00:20:20,789 --> 00:20:18,799 journey to become real with the 470 00:20:23,029 --> 00:20:20,799 development of new technologies cutting 471 00:20:24,549 --> 00:20:23,039 edge engineering and finally fabrication 472 00:20:25,909 --> 00:20:24,559 putting it all together 473 00:20:27,830 --> 00:20:25,919 let's take a brief look back at the 474 00:20:29,350 --> 00:20:27,840 visionary journey to how we all got here 475 00:20:33,510 --> 00:20:29,360 today 476 00:20:34,870 --> 00:20:33,520 final close-out of the purge okay guys i 477 00:20:36,870 --> 00:20:34,880 can hear rupa it's been a pretty 478 00:20:38,070 --> 00:20:36,880 emotional moment to be in there and 479 00:20:40,149 --> 00:20:38,080 actually 480 00:20:41,590 --> 00:20:40,159 you know closing it up for the very last 481 00:20:43,669 --> 00:20:41,600 time right you know you're the last one 482 00:20:46,630 --> 00:20:43,679 to touch this 483 00:20:49,029 --> 00:20:46,640 so that was the final operation and once 484 00:20:50,789 --> 00:20:49,039 that fitting is closed out 485 00:20:56,260 --> 00:20:50,799 there's no more touching of the vehicle 486 00:20:56,270 --> 00:21:03,669 [Music] 487 00:21:10,630 --> 00:21:07,350 the james webb space telescope 488 00:21:17,669 --> 00:21:10,640 born from the desires of astronomers 489 00:21:17,679 --> 00:21:26,870 is the culmination of 20 years of work 490 00:21:32,789 --> 00:21:29,750 humanity has unlimited questions about 491 00:21:35,909 --> 00:21:32,799 our universe engineering a way to 492 00:21:37,270 --> 00:21:35,919 investigate them requires enormous 493 00:21:39,110 --> 00:21:37,280 creativity 494 00:21:40,789 --> 00:21:39,120 web has been a trade-off between 495 00:21:42,230 --> 00:21:40,799 engineering performance what the 496 00:21:44,390 --> 00:21:42,240 astronomers want 497 00:21:46,230 --> 00:21:44,400 risk in fact when we started 20 years 498 00:21:47,830 --> 00:21:46,240 ago we were actually looking at an 8 499 00:21:50,070 --> 00:21:47,840 meter telescope 500 00:21:52,470 --> 00:21:50,080 developing the most sensitive 501 00:21:55,029 --> 00:21:52,480 instruments 502 00:22:04,230 --> 00:21:55,039 and testing 503 00:22:07,830 --> 00:22:05,830 and so you don't want to build one 504 00:22:09,110 --> 00:22:07,840 that's just incrementally better than 505 00:22:10,310 --> 00:22:09,120 what you've got 506 00:22:11,990 --> 00:22:10,320 because if that's the case you would 507 00:22:14,310 --> 00:22:12,000 just observe longer on the telescope 508 00:22:16,789 --> 00:22:14,320 that you already got and so every time 509 00:22:19,750 --> 00:22:16,799 nasa builds a new astrophysics mission a 510 00:22:21,830 --> 00:22:19,760 new telescope it needs to be 511 00:22:23,350 --> 00:22:21,840 way more sensitive you know way more 512 00:22:25,110 --> 00:22:23,360 capable than anything we've ever built 513 00:22:26,630 --> 00:22:25,120 before 514 00:22:28,710 --> 00:22:26,640 we all got together in that conference 515 00:22:30,470 --> 00:22:28,720 room and we played real time as the 516 00:22:32,149 --> 00:22:30,480 images came down 517 00:22:33,430 --> 00:22:32,159 from the spacecraft 518 00:22:35,430 --> 00:22:33,440 the very first 519 00:22:37,750 --> 00:22:35,440 diffraction limited images 520 00:22:39,990 --> 00:22:37,760 ever obtained with webb and what we 521 00:22:41,750 --> 00:22:40,000 collectively saw as a group was the 522 00:22:43,270 --> 00:22:41,760 highest resolution 523 00:22:48,070 --> 00:22:43,280 infrared image 524 00:22:51,029 --> 00:22:49,510 if you're just joining us i'm michelle 525 00:22:52,710 --> 00:22:51,039 thallar at nasa's goddard space flight 526 00:22:54,230 --> 00:22:52,720 center and you are watching live 527 00:22:56,149 --> 00:22:54,240 coverage of the release of the first 528 00:22:57,270 --> 00:22:56,159 science images from the james webb space 529 00:22:58,710 --> 00:22:57,280 telescope 530 00:23:00,310 --> 00:22:58,720 so it's appropriate now that i send the 531 00:23:01,990 --> 00:23:00,320 broadcast to our colleagues and friends 532 00:23:04,149 --> 00:23:02,000 at the space telescope science institute 533 00:23:06,149 --> 00:23:04,159 in baltimore that's the scientific nerd 534 00:23:08,070 --> 00:23:06,159 center of the entire web mission so 535 00:23:12,230 --> 00:23:08,080 hello good morning alex the show is 536 00:23:15,909 --> 00:23:13,909 hey michelle 537 00:23:19,990 --> 00:23:15,919 welcome to the space telescope science 538 00:23:22,950 --> 00:23:20,000 institute i'm alex awkwood and i'm here 539 00:23:24,470 --> 00:23:22,960 with carl gordon who is an astronomer 540 00:23:26,310 --> 00:23:24,480 and one of the 541 00:23:29,190 --> 00:23:26,320 key people in delivering the images that 542 00:23:31,350 --> 00:23:29,200 you're going to see here today 543 00:23:32,789 --> 00:23:31,360 but actually before we get into the 544 00:23:34,470 --> 00:23:32,799 amazing images we're going to talk a 545 00:23:35,909 --> 00:23:34,480 little bit about where we are 546 00:23:37,830 --> 00:23:35,919 we're standing here outside of the 547 00:23:41,029 --> 00:23:37,840 mission operations center 548 00:23:43,350 --> 00:23:41,039 which is the key central hub for web 549 00:23:46,149 --> 00:23:43,360 for the past six months scientists and 550 00:23:47,750 --> 00:23:46,159 engineers have been working 24 7 since 551 00:23:49,830 --> 00:23:47,760 they took control of the telescope 30 552 00:23:52,149 --> 00:23:49,840 minutes after launch to prepare for 553 00:23:53,110 --> 00:23:52,159 today and for the amazing science to 554 00:23:54,789 --> 00:23:53,120 come 555 00:23:56,950 --> 00:23:54,799 through all of the major deployments 556 00:23:58,870 --> 00:23:56,960 focusing aligning the telescope and 557 00:24:00,630 --> 00:23:58,880 calibrating those four amazing science 558 00:24:01,590 --> 00:24:00,640 instruments it was all done in this 559 00:24:03,190 --> 00:24:01,600 building 560 00:24:05,269 --> 00:24:03,200 and from here on out we'll have daily 561 00:24:07,110 --> 00:24:05,279 communications with the telescope 562 00:24:08,789 --> 00:24:07,120 including sending commands and 563 00:24:10,870 --> 00:24:08,799 downloading data with the help of the 564 00:24:12,789 --> 00:24:10,880 deep space network 565 00:24:15,110 --> 00:24:12,799 in addition to mission operations we are 566 00:24:16,789 --> 00:24:15,120 also the home of science operations well 567 00:24:18,789 --> 00:24:16,799 what does that mean 568 00:24:21,590 --> 00:24:18,799 every year we solicit proposals from 569 00:24:23,590 --> 00:24:21,600 astronomers across the country for and 570 00:24:25,110 --> 00:24:23,600 the world for what they would like to 571 00:24:26,710 --> 00:24:25,120 look at with web 572 00:24:28,950 --> 00:24:26,720 then we hold a rigorous selection 573 00:24:31,750 --> 00:24:28,960 process to select the ideas that will 574 00:24:33,430 --> 00:24:31,760 best utilize web to study and understand 575 00:24:35,190 --> 00:24:33,440 our universe 576 00:24:36,950 --> 00:24:35,200 when the data come down and astronomers 577 00:24:39,029 --> 00:24:36,960 analyze their results 578 00:24:40,870 --> 00:24:39,039 we are the lucky ones who get to share 579 00:24:43,029 --> 00:24:40,880 that data and those amazing science 580 00:24:45,029 --> 00:24:43,039 results with you 581 00:24:47,029 --> 00:24:45,039 and we knew that today was going to be 582 00:24:50,390 --> 00:24:47,039 so exciting with the first images so 583 00:24:52,230 --> 00:24:50,400 we've actually been preparing for years 584 00:24:54,549 --> 00:24:52,240 here is klaus pentapidin project 585 00:24:56,390 --> 00:24:54,559 scientist for web and the technical lead 586 00:24:59,029 --> 00:24:56,400 for the first image it's been a year to 587 00:25:01,909 --> 00:24:59,039 tell you about the process of the past 588 00:25:05,190 --> 00:25:01,919 my first email related to the the first 589 00:25:06,950 --> 00:25:05,200 images was back from 2016. 590 00:25:09,110 --> 00:25:06,960 so back then 591 00:25:11,909 --> 00:25:09,120 a committee was created and this 592 00:25:14,789 --> 00:25:11,919 committee was charged with 593 00:25:16,549 --> 00:25:14,799 coming up with a long list of targets 594 00:25:17,990 --> 00:25:16,559 for the first images 595 00:25:20,950 --> 00:25:18,000 and the reason for that is that the 596 00:25:22,710 --> 00:25:20,960 observatory can't see the entire sky 597 00:25:24,549 --> 00:25:22,720 at any given time 598 00:25:25,750 --> 00:25:24,559 and this is because you want to avoid 599 00:25:28,390 --> 00:25:25,760 the mirror 600 00:25:29,990 --> 00:25:28,400 seeing direct sunlight to keep it cold 601 00:25:32,870 --> 00:25:30,000 it actually had to be quite a long list 602 00:25:34,789 --> 00:25:32,880 we ended up with about 70 targets 603 00:25:36,310 --> 00:25:34,799 from which we had to select only a 604 00:25:37,909 --> 00:25:36,320 handful 605 00:25:39,830 --> 00:25:37,919 you know what would create the most 606 00:25:41,990 --> 00:25:39,840 beautiful images what would highlight 607 00:25:44,149 --> 00:25:42,000 the instruments the four different four 608 00:25:46,310 --> 00:25:44,159 science instruments for web and what 609 00:25:49,350 --> 00:25:46,320 would highlight the four 610 00:25:51,830 --> 00:25:49,360 major science themes for web and it's a 611 00:25:57,430 --> 00:25:51,840 celebration as well of the beginning of 612 00:26:01,269 --> 00:25:59,590 and we knew that selecting the images 613 00:26:03,510 --> 00:26:01,279 was just the beginning that we would 614 00:26:05,830 --> 00:26:03,520 need a trained eye to take these 615 00:26:07,750 --> 00:26:05,840 exquisite data and pull out the beauty 616 00:26:10,230 --> 00:26:07,760 and the science potential 617 00:26:12,470 --> 00:26:10,240 so here's jody pasquale and elisa pagan 618 00:26:15,710 --> 00:26:12,480 to tell you about how they processed 619 00:26:24,710 --> 00:26:15,720 these beautiful images 620 00:26:28,549 --> 00:26:26,470 we're basically translating light that 621 00:26:31,190 --> 00:26:28,559 we can't see into light that we can see 622 00:26:32,710 --> 00:26:31,200 by applying uh color like red green and 623 00:26:34,310 --> 00:26:32,720 blue to the different filters that we 624 00:26:35,590 --> 00:26:34,320 have from web 625 00:26:37,510 --> 00:26:35,600 and the reason we want to color the 626 00:26:39,029 --> 00:26:37,520 images is because there's actually more 627 00:26:40,549 --> 00:26:39,039 that you can get more information that 628 00:26:42,630 --> 00:26:40,559 you can get from the image if you see it 629 00:26:45,110 --> 00:26:42,640 in color so it's a matter of picking and 630 00:26:47,029 --> 00:26:45,120 choosing filters and colors that enhance 631 00:26:49,510 --> 00:26:47,039 the details and the structure in the 632 00:26:51,029 --> 00:26:49,520 image itself 633 00:26:53,350 --> 00:26:51,039 the shortest wavelengths of infrared 634 00:26:55,430 --> 00:26:53,360 light and assign those blue colors 635 00:26:56,710 --> 00:26:55,440 and then move our way down to green and 636 00:26:59,029 --> 00:26:56,720 red as we go to longer and longer 637 00:27:00,549 --> 00:26:59,039 wavelengths and then we additively 638 00:27:03,830 --> 00:27:00,559 combine those together to get our full 639 00:27:07,669 --> 00:27:05,669 but there is a lot of aesthetics that 640 00:27:10,149 --> 00:27:07,679 are involved in this painstakingly going 641 00:27:12,230 --> 00:27:10,159 through and cleaning these images up uh 642 00:27:14,310 --> 00:27:12,240 with an attention to detail a level of 643 00:27:16,230 --> 00:27:14,320 detail like at the pixel level in every 644 00:27:19,590 --> 00:27:16,240 image 645 00:27:22,310 --> 00:27:19,600 so when i'm working on the astronomical 646 00:27:23,909 --> 00:27:22,320 data it is this sort of marriage between 647 00:27:26,870 --> 00:27:23,919 art and science when you're choosing 648 00:27:29,590 --> 00:27:26,880 colors for the filters you really are 649 00:27:31,190 --> 00:27:29,600 trying to show the different details and 650 00:27:33,590 --> 00:27:31,200 the processes that are happening in 651 00:27:34,870 --> 00:27:33,600 astronomical images but at the end of 652 00:27:36,230 --> 00:27:34,880 the day you want it to be very 653 00:27:45,350 --> 00:27:36,240 compelling you want it to be very 654 00:27:50,950 --> 00:27:47,830 and after those images were processed it 655 00:27:55,130 --> 00:27:50,960 was a select few of us very lucky few of 656 00:27:59,990 --> 00:27:55,140 us who got to see the first images 657 00:28:02,549 --> 00:28:01,029 so just to make it a little more and 658 00:28:04,310 --> 00:28:02,559 more handy so it's actually higher 659 00:28:06,470 --> 00:28:04,320 resolution 660 00:28:09,190 --> 00:28:06,480 so we have a team of about 30 people who 661 00:28:12,389 --> 00:28:09,200 are producing these images and we feel 662 00:28:14,070 --> 00:28:12,399 incredibly privileged to be the ones 663 00:28:17,190 --> 00:28:14,080 who are the first to see these 664 00:28:19,830 --> 00:28:17,200 science-like images 665 00:28:21,740 --> 00:28:19,840 when when we saw the first data come 666 00:28:23,269 --> 00:28:21,750 down of real targets 667 00:28:25,110 --> 00:28:23,279 [Music] 668 00:28:26,310 --> 00:28:25,120 people were speechless and there were 669 00:28:28,950 --> 00:28:26,320 emotions 670 00:28:31,590 --> 00:28:28,960 because we immediately we could see 671 00:28:35,190 --> 00:28:31,600 how amazing this observatory would be 672 00:28:37,510 --> 00:28:35,200 the detail the sharpness the depth 673 00:28:39,770 --> 00:28:37,520 and when we saw the first color images 674 00:28:43,269 --> 00:28:39,780 we knew that we had a winner 675 00:28:47,430 --> 00:28:44,389 and now 676 00:28:49,990 --> 00:28:47,440 we are ready to see webb's first image 677 00:28:52,630 --> 00:28:50,000 of a star dying a planetary nebula 678 00:28:57,510 --> 00:28:52,640 called the southern ring 679 00:29:19,909 --> 00:28:58,549 wow 680 00:29:21,430 --> 00:29:19,919 near-infrared image on our left or on 681 00:29:22,950 --> 00:29:21,440 maybe your right 682 00:29:26,230 --> 00:29:22,960 and here on the right we have a 683 00:29:28,230 --> 00:29:26,240 near-infrared image um and so i'm here 684 00:29:29,909 --> 00:29:28,240 with carl our our astronomer uh 685 00:29:31,830 --> 00:29:29,919 specialist can you tell us what we're 686 00:29:34,310 --> 00:29:31,840 looking at in these images so this is a 687 00:29:36,310 --> 00:29:34,320 planetary nebula it's caused by a dying 688 00:29:39,590 --> 00:29:36,320 star that has expelled a large fraction 689 00:29:41,350 --> 00:29:39,600 of its mass over in successive waves 690 00:29:43,190 --> 00:29:41,360 okay so we actually see those waves in 691 00:29:45,590 --> 00:29:43,200 these images yes 692 00:29:46,950 --> 00:29:45,600 um wow wow and so there's a lot of 693 00:29:48,230 --> 00:29:46,960 structure can you tell us a little more 694 00:29:49,909 --> 00:29:48,240 detail about what we're looking maybe 695 00:29:52,070 --> 00:29:49,919 start with this one on the left yeah so 696 00:29:54,070 --> 00:29:52,080 in the in the near cam image you see 697 00:29:55,669 --> 00:29:54,080 this kind of bubbly uh you know almost 698 00:29:58,149 --> 00:29:55,679 foamy appearance throughout the whole 699 00:30:00,310 --> 00:29:58,159 nebula with some very structured uh 700 00:30:02,870 --> 00:30:00,320 shells but the and this foaminess is 701 00:30:04,870 --> 00:30:02,880 showing up in orange mainly and this is 702 00:30:07,510 --> 00:30:04,880 this is due to the molecular hydrogen 703 00:30:09,190 --> 00:30:07,520 that's newly formed in the expansion uh 704 00:30:10,389 --> 00:30:09,200 just lighting up the gas and dust of 705 00:30:11,830 --> 00:30:10,399 this nebula 706 00:30:13,830 --> 00:30:11,840 and then as we move inward you see this 707 00:30:15,909 --> 00:30:13,840 kind of very blue haze in the inner 708 00:30:18,149 --> 00:30:15,919 region and this is actually due to very 709 00:30:19,190 --> 00:30:18,159 hot ionized gas that emits well in the 710 00:30:21,110 --> 00:30:19,200 blue 711 00:30:23,269 --> 00:30:21,120 that's heated by the core the leftover 712 00:30:25,029 --> 00:30:23,279 very hot core of this star 713 00:30:26,470 --> 00:30:25,039 and what about these like rays that i'm 714 00:30:28,070 --> 00:30:26,480 seeing in this image right there so 715 00:30:29,430 --> 00:30:28,080 there's also rays in the outer regions 716 00:30:31,669 --> 00:30:29,440 that you can kind of see and these are 717 00:30:33,669 --> 00:30:31,679 holes in the inner nebula that are 718 00:30:36,149 --> 00:30:33,679 actually allowing the the central star's 719 00:30:38,950 --> 00:30:36,159 lights to come out and kind of light it 720 00:30:41,430 --> 00:30:38,960 up like you know patchy clouds with the 721 00:30:43,669 --> 00:30:41,440 sun shining through wow oh yeah that's 722 00:30:44,470 --> 00:30:43,679 what it looks like that's so cool 723 00:30:46,710 --> 00:30:44,480 um 724 00:30:48,149 --> 00:30:46,720 so you're actually a mid-infrared 725 00:30:50,470 --> 00:30:48,159 astronomer which is different than 726 00:30:51,830 --> 00:30:50,480 near-infrared and so what can you tell 727 00:30:54,389 --> 00:30:51,840 us about the details in this 728 00:30:56,630 --> 00:30:54,399 mid-infrared image so this is it looks 729 00:30:58,389 --> 00:30:56,640 quite different in color um partly 730 00:30:59,750 --> 00:30:58,399 because we're seeing different kinds of 731 00:31:01,509 --> 00:30:59,760 physics going on here so we're actually 732 00:31:03,509 --> 00:31:01,519 seeing in the blue you see a lot of blue 733 00:31:05,430 --> 00:31:03,519 the blue is actually due to hydrocarbon 734 00:31:07,669 --> 00:31:05,440 grains that are emitting very strongly 735 00:31:09,190 --> 00:31:07,679 in the blue for mary and they show the 736 00:31:11,669 --> 00:31:09,200 very similar structures to what we see 737 00:31:13,190 --> 00:31:11,679 in orange and near camp because the the 738 00:31:15,350 --> 00:31:13,200 hydrocarbon the 739 00:31:17,430 --> 00:31:15,360 molecular hydrocarbon actually forms on 740 00:31:19,990 --> 00:31:17,440 the surface of dust grains and so again 741 00:31:21,830 --> 00:31:20,000 as we move inward we we see that the 742 00:31:23,909 --> 00:31:21,840 inner region is again hot ionized gas 743 00:31:26,070 --> 00:31:23,919 but now it glows red because that's 744 00:31:28,549 --> 00:31:26,080 where it emits longest for the strongest 745 00:31:30,310 --> 00:31:28,559 for miri wavelengths okay and then as we 746 00:31:32,789 --> 00:31:30,320 go into the center we see kind of the 747 00:31:35,029 --> 00:31:32,799 surprise for us which is we knew this 748 00:31:36,789 --> 00:31:35,039 was a binary star but we base we 749 00:31:38,470 --> 00:31:36,799 effectively didn't really see much of 750 00:31:40,710 --> 00:31:38,480 this of the the actual star that 751 00:31:42,549 --> 00:31:40,720 produced the nebula but now in mary this 752 00:31:44,470 --> 00:31:42,559 star glows red because it has dust 753 00:31:47,190 --> 00:31:44,480 around it so in mary we got to see both 754 00:31:48,549 --> 00:31:47,200 stars very clearly yeah yeah you can't 755 00:31:50,470 --> 00:31:48,559 see it in first image really but there's 756 00:31:52,870 --> 00:31:50,480 two stars there 757 00:31:54,549 --> 00:31:52,880 so that's a fun surprise um and i think 758 00:31:56,630 --> 00:31:54,559 that there's another little easter egg 759 00:31:58,789 --> 00:31:56,640 you want to tell us about yeah so this 760 00:32:00,389 --> 00:31:58,799 was uh the easter egg is this kind of 761 00:32:02,070 --> 00:32:00,399 narrow filament up in the 762 00:32:03,269 --> 00:32:02,080 up in the top that's radially aligned 763 00:32:04,789 --> 00:32:03,279 you can kind of see it very clearly in 764 00:32:07,750 --> 00:32:04,799 the mirror image it shows up as this 765 00:32:09,990 --> 00:32:07,760 blue blue structure and it points very 766 00:32:11,430 --> 00:32:10,000 much to the central sources so i thought 767 00:32:13,669 --> 00:32:11,440 oh this must just be a density 768 00:32:15,509 --> 00:32:13,679 enhancement in the outer nebula i 769 00:32:17,750 --> 00:32:15,519 thought that very very strongly but 770 00:32:19,909 --> 00:32:17,760 other people on the team were like no 771 00:32:21,509 --> 00:32:19,919 it's a background edge on galaxy well i 772 00:32:23,830 --> 00:32:21,519 made a bet that said no it's part of the 773 00:32:26,070 --> 00:32:23,840 nebula by the way i lost the bet because 774 00:32:28,310 --> 00:32:26,080 then we looked more carefully at both 775 00:32:30,549 --> 00:32:28,320 the near cam and miri images and it's 776 00:32:33,430 --> 00:32:30,559 very clearly an edge-on galaxy with a 777 00:32:35,430 --> 00:32:33,440 dust lane and a bulge so i lost the bet 778 00:32:38,389 --> 00:32:35,440 well you lost the bet but you got these 779 00:32:39,750 --> 00:32:38,399 gorgeous images so i think it's a win 780 00:32:41,509 --> 00:32:39,760 for everybody 781 00:32:43,350 --> 00:32:41,519 anything else you'd like to say today i 782 00:32:45,830 --> 00:32:43,360 can't wait to see where we go from here 783 00:32:56,070 --> 00:32:45,840 oh neither can i all right thanks so 784 00:32:59,669 --> 00:32:57,430 thank you alex and carl and i have to 785 00:33:01,269 --> 00:32:59,679 say that image is absolutely spectacular 786 00:33:02,870 --> 00:33:01,279 so as you know people from all over the 787 00:33:05,110 --> 00:33:02,880 world are watching us today and joining 788 00:33:06,950 --> 00:33:05,120 in in our excitement as we release for 789 00:33:08,070 --> 00:33:06,960 webs first science images we've been 790 00:33:09,830 --> 00:33:08,080 checking in with our colleagues in 791 00:33:11,190 --> 00:33:09,840 europe and canada throughout the program 792 00:33:13,110 --> 00:33:11,200 but we also want to take a moment to 793 00:33:14,630 --> 00:33:13,120 include the people at the oh so many 794 00:33:16,870 --> 00:33:14,640 viewing parties scattered around the 795 00:33:18,630 --> 00:33:16,880 world like stars in the night sky so 796 00:33:20,310 --> 00:33:18,640 let's check in with some of them now 797 00:33:25,190 --> 00:33:20,320 first we go all the way to perth 798 00:33:29,269 --> 00:33:27,909 i guess nothing from perth right now 799 00:33:30,389 --> 00:33:29,279 maybe we have some of our other feeds 800 00:33:32,549 --> 00:33:30,399 we're going to check in with them right 801 00:33:35,509 --> 00:33:32,559 now 802 00:33:36,870 --> 00:33:35,519 do we have winnipeg canada 803 00:33:39,430 --> 00:33:36,880 oh there it is there's australia there's 804 00:33:41,990 --> 00:33:39,440 perth hey waving to perth australia 805 00:33:43,590 --> 00:33:42,000 thank you so much for joining us today 806 00:33:45,269 --> 00:33:43,600 and uh next we're going to winnipeg 807 00:33:47,669 --> 00:33:45,279 winnipeg canada 808 00:33:49,190 --> 00:33:47,679 hello winnipeg 809 00:33:51,029 --> 00:33:49,200 at a planetarium everybody's enjoying 810 00:33:54,470 --> 00:33:51,039 the show i hope 811 00:33:58,310 --> 00:33:56,389 everybody's watching on the uh 812 00:34:01,909 --> 00:33:58,320 there we go dayton ohio hello everybody 813 00:34:04,230 --> 00:34:03,350 there we go yes 814 00:34:10,149 --> 00:34:04,240 hey 815 00:34:12,550 --> 00:34:10,159 hi 816 00:34:14,310 --> 00:34:12,560 okay all the way bangalore india india 817 00:34:20,470 --> 00:34:14,320 bangalore 818 00:34:20,480 --> 00:34:24,710 it's absolutely wonderful hey 819 00:34:28,149 --> 00:34:26,149 okay 820 00:34:30,149 --> 00:34:28,159 so i i hope you enjoy the rest of the 821 00:34:32,149 --> 00:34:30,159 images we're releasing 822 00:34:33,829 --> 00:34:32,159 okay of course nasa's family extends all 823 00:34:35,750 --> 00:34:33,839 over the country the team at jpl in 824 00:34:38,629 --> 00:34:35,760 pasadena california they're on site to 825 00:34:39,990 --> 00:34:38,639 celebrate with us so hello jbl 826 00:34:43,430 --> 00:34:40,000 some of my favorite people in the world 827 00:34:46,149 --> 00:34:44,629 and i think the last place we're going 828 00:34:47,750 --> 00:34:46,159 to right now is northrop grumman one of 829 00:34:48,869 --> 00:34:47,760 our major contractors hello north of 830 00:34:50,520 --> 00:34:48,879 brahmin 831 00:34:52,869 --> 00:34:50,530 oh hey all right 832 00:34:54,230 --> 00:34:52,879 [Laughter] 833 00:34:58,230 --> 00:34:54,240 yay 834 00:35:01,270 --> 00:34:59,750 all right now there's also a big watch 835 00:35:03,109 --> 00:35:01,280 party right here on the nasa goddard 836 00:35:05,430 --> 00:35:03,119 campus many of these people have worked 837 00:35:07,030 --> 00:35:05,440 on the mission itself we also top nasa 838 00:35:09,510 --> 00:35:07,040 leadership and representatives from our 839 00:35:17,030 --> 00:35:09,520 government so hello 840 00:35:20,790 --> 00:35:19,430 okay wonderful so i mean at nasa we are 841 00:35:22,710 --> 00:35:20,800 so fortunate to have all of these 842 00:35:24,630 --> 00:35:22,720 friends and colleagues around the globe 843 00:35:26,630 --> 00:35:24,640 a major partner in the web mission is 844 00:35:28,550 --> 00:35:26,640 the european space agency esa 845 00:35:30,710 --> 00:35:28,560 contributions have been essential to so 846 00:35:32,950 --> 00:35:30,720 many aspects of this project including 847 00:35:35,270 --> 00:35:32,960 webb's spectacular launch on the ariane 848 00:35:36,630 --> 00:35:35,280 5 rocket last december i'm very pleased 849 00:35:38,390 --> 00:35:36,640 to turn over the show for a few minutes 850 00:35:40,230 --> 00:35:38,400 to katie haswell she's joining me from 851 00:35:42,390 --> 00:35:40,240 the european space operations center in 852 00:35:49,670 --> 00:35:42,400 darmstadt germany hello katie good 853 00:35:49,680 --> 00:35:52,550 thanks michelle 854 00:35:57,030 --> 00:35:54,950 thank you michelle and welcome to 855 00:35:58,950 --> 00:35:57,040 germany we're at the 856 00:36:01,430 --> 00:35:58,960 european space space i'm still getting 857 00:36:03,589 --> 00:36:01,440 all kinds of isp from water center 858 00:36:05,510 --> 00:36:03,599 that's where the teams effectively fly 859 00:36:07,990 --> 00:36:05,520 the satellites they're a little bit of a 860 00:36:10,150 --> 00:36:08,000 cross between air traffic controllers 861 00:36:13,030 --> 00:36:10,160 and uh pilots we have lots of different 862 00:36:14,630 --> 00:36:13,040 control rooms here this is the main 863 00:36:16,390 --> 00:36:14,640 control room and as you can see today 864 00:36:17,510 --> 00:36:16,400 it's not in use so we've been lucky 865 00:36:21,510 --> 00:36:17,520 enough to 866 00:36:24,150 --> 00:36:21,520 move in here for today i have two very 867 00:36:25,510 --> 00:36:24,160 special um experts with me both 868 00:36:26,550 --> 00:36:25,520 scientists from the european space 869 00:36:27,510 --> 00:36:26,560 agency 870 00:36:30,390 --> 00:36:27,520 uh 871 00:36:32,150 --> 00:36:30,400 giovanna giardino is a near spec 872 00:36:33,990 --> 00:36:32,160 scientist giovanna 873 00:36:35,589 --> 00:36:34,000 is uh has been working on that for for 874 00:36:37,910 --> 00:36:35,599 many years and lots to tell us about 875 00:36:41,349 --> 00:36:37,920 that and mark mccorkern is a special 876 00:36:43,349 --> 00:36:41,359 advisor for space for science and 877 00:36:45,030 --> 00:36:43,359 exploration these two guys have been 878 00:36:46,550 --> 00:36:45,040 working on the web space telescope for a 879 00:36:49,190 --> 00:36:46,560 long time so we're very grateful to have 880 00:36:52,230 --> 00:36:49,200 you with us thanks folks 881 00:36:54,230 --> 00:36:52,240 we are excited to reveal our image with 882 00:36:56,150 --> 00:36:54,240 you but before we do that we thought 883 00:36:59,030 --> 00:36:56,160 we'd give you a little bit of background 884 00:37:01,349 --> 00:36:59,040 um because we've come here today because 885 00:37:03,349 --> 00:37:01,359 these guys were the first ones uh to 886 00:37:04,790 --> 00:37:03,359 pick up the signal 887 00:37:07,270 --> 00:37:04,800 during the 888 00:37:09,910 --> 00:37:07,280 web launch when web first launched 889 00:37:11,829 --> 00:37:09,920 they run a system called s track which 890 00:37:14,069 --> 00:37:11,839 is nasa's deep space 891 00:37:15,349 --> 00:37:14,079 uh tracking system and they were 892 00:37:17,910 --> 00:37:15,359 listening out 893 00:37:19,430 --> 00:37:17,920 when webb called home and uh the 894 00:37:21,349 --> 00:37:19,440 controllers here have been looking after 895 00:37:22,390 --> 00:37:21,359 a whole very very impressive list of 896 00:37:23,349 --> 00:37:22,400 missions 897 00:37:27,430 --> 00:37:23,359 since 898 00:37:34,069 --> 00:37:31,190 esa has played a very very important 899 00:37:36,390 --> 00:37:34,079 role during the web for the web space 900 00:37:39,349 --> 00:37:36,400 telescope they provided the launch on 901 00:37:41,910 --> 00:37:39,359 board the awesome ariane 5 launch 902 00:37:43,589 --> 00:37:41,920 vehicle from the guyana space center the 903 00:37:44,550 --> 00:37:43,599 atmosphere in the mission control center 904 00:37:49,750 --> 00:37:44,560 was 905 00:37:52,150 --> 00:37:49,760 they've also provided people we have 15 906 00:37:54,870 --> 00:37:52,160 esa scientists working at a space 907 00:37:58,150 --> 00:37:54,880 telescope in baltimore and also they 908 00:37:59,510 --> 00:37:58,160 have provided the 909 00:38:01,109 --> 00:37:59,520 infrared 910 00:38:07,190 --> 00:38:01,119 spectrograph 911 00:38:09,430 --> 00:38:07,200 half of the merry instrument which is 912 00:38:10,870 --> 00:38:09,440 the mid infrared instrument let's take a 913 00:38:12,950 --> 00:38:10,880 look at those now 914 00:38:15,670 --> 00:38:12,960 webb's four scientific instruments 915 00:38:19,589 --> 00:38:15,680 include nearspec the near infrared 916 00:38:21,829 --> 00:38:19,599 spectrograph led by issa nirspec splits 917 00:38:24,310 --> 00:38:21,839 near infrared light from astronomical 918 00:38:25,990 --> 00:38:24,320 objects into its components 919 00:38:27,990 --> 00:38:26,000 like a bar code this will help 920 00:38:29,910 --> 00:38:28,000 scientists understand the physics of the 921 00:38:32,790 --> 00:38:29,920 objects they're observing from their 922 00:38:35,270 --> 00:38:32,800 temperature to atomic makeup 923 00:38:38,470 --> 00:38:35,280 nearspec can observe parts of an object 924 00:38:41,510 --> 00:38:38,480 or the sky using an image slicer and an 925 00:38:43,589 --> 00:38:41,520 array of microscopic shutters 926 00:38:46,390 --> 00:38:43,599 webb's integrated science instrument 927 00:38:49,910 --> 00:38:46,400 module located behind the main mirror 928 00:38:51,510 --> 00:38:49,920 also contains miri a mid infrared camera 929 00:38:53,829 --> 00:38:51,520 and spectrograph 930 00:38:55,750 --> 00:38:53,839 seen here during testing 931 00:38:58,390 --> 00:38:55,760 miri has been developed by a partnership 932 00:39:00,870 --> 00:38:58,400 between europe and the us 933 00:39:03,430 --> 00:39:00,880 miri detects mid-infrared light from 934 00:39:05,910 --> 00:39:03,440 planets stars and galaxies it can 935 00:39:08,470 --> 00:39:05,920 analyze molecules to help us deduce what 936 00:39:11,750 --> 00:39:08,480 astronomical objects are made of and 937 00:39:14,470 --> 00:39:11,760 peer into clouds of gas and dust where 938 00:39:16,310 --> 00:39:14,480 stars and planets are born 939 00:39:19,030 --> 00:39:16,320 together these instruments will help 940 00:39:21,270 --> 00:39:19,040 webb detect and analyze light from the 941 00:39:28,230 --> 00:39:21,280 very dawn of time 942 00:39:39,670 --> 00:39:33,030 so 943 00:39:42,630 --> 00:39:39,680 and remember that one of webb's jobs is 944 00:39:44,870 --> 00:39:42,640 to find out about galaxies more about 945 00:39:47,109 --> 00:39:44,880 the galaxies but also to help us to 946 00:39:49,589 --> 00:39:47,119 understand how they change and this 947 00:39:53,430 --> 00:39:49,599 image is going to be very very useful 948 00:39:57,670 --> 00:39:53,440 for that let's reveal it now 949 00:39:59,430 --> 00:39:57,680 there it is it's called stefan's quintet 950 00:40:01,910 --> 00:39:59,440 and it's wondrous 951 00:40:04,630 --> 00:40:01,920 giovanna what are we looking at yes like 952 00:40:05,990 --> 00:40:04,640 it's a quintet so we are looking at five 953 00:40:09,910 --> 00:40:06,000 galaxies 954 00:40:11,829 --> 00:40:09,920 this giant structure that as we've seen 955 00:40:14,630 --> 00:40:11,839 we see everywhere around us in the 956 00:40:17,829 --> 00:40:14,640 universe they contain from million to 957 00:40:20,550 --> 00:40:17,839 hundred billions of stars and in fact we 958 00:40:23,589 --> 00:40:20,560 live in one of them the milky way and 959 00:40:27,349 --> 00:40:23,599 here we see uh five of them this is a 960 00:40:30,790 --> 00:40:27,359 closer um galaxy in the foreground and 961 00:40:32,309 --> 00:40:30,800 these four are at a distance of about uh 962 00:40:34,550 --> 00:40:32,319 300 963 00:40:37,430 --> 00:40:34,560 million light years from us and they're 964 00:40:41,190 --> 00:40:37,440 locked in a close interaction a sort of 965 00:40:42,230 --> 00:40:41,200 cosmic dance driven by the gravitational 966 00:40:43,270 --> 00:40:42,240 force 967 00:40:45,270 --> 00:40:43,280 um 968 00:40:48,710 --> 00:40:45,280 you can see here these two uh in a 969 00:40:51,990 --> 00:40:48,720 process of merging uh within each other 970 00:40:53,670 --> 00:40:52,000 this is a very important image an area 971 00:40:56,550 --> 00:40:53,680 to study because it really shows that 972 00:40:59,030 --> 00:40:56,560 the type of interaction that drives the 973 00:41:01,190 --> 00:40:59,040 evolution of galaxy that that that's the 974 00:41:03,510 --> 00:41:01,200 mechanism of galaxies growth i love this 975 00:41:04,550 --> 00:41:03,520 image of the cosmic dance moving through 976 00:41:06,309 --> 00:41:04,560 each other 977 00:41:08,230 --> 00:41:06,319 mark there's a lot going on though in 978 00:41:10,630 --> 00:41:08,240 this image isn't there there is so this 979 00:41:12,630 --> 00:41:10,640 is a near-infrared image with nirspec we 980 00:41:14,710 --> 00:41:12,640 can zoom 981 00:41:18,950 --> 00:41:14,720 into this area and we have this 982 00:41:20,550 --> 00:41:18,960 technology that allows us to take 983 00:41:22,230 --> 00:41:20,560 thousands of image at different 984 00:41:24,630 --> 00:41:22,240 wavelength channels 985 00:41:26,790 --> 00:41:24,640 uh so see the uh 986 00:41:29,349 --> 00:41:26,800 the this distribution of the gas was 987 00:41:33,349 --> 00:41:29,359 going on in the gas uh in different 988 00:41:35,589 --> 00:41:33,359 region uh of the of this core area and 989 00:41:37,190 --> 00:41:35,599 understand the composition of the gas 990 00:41:39,750 --> 00:41:37,200 the velocities 991 00:41:41,670 --> 00:41:39,760 um the temperature so that's very 992 00:41:43,589 --> 00:41:41,680 important to understand the physics so 993 00:41:45,750 --> 00:41:43,599 it's giving us so much information it 994 00:41:46,790 --> 00:41:45,760 just shows the power of this telescope 995 00:41:48,390 --> 00:41:46,800 mark 996 00:41:49,910 --> 00:41:48,400 this is just the beginning though isn't 997 00:41:51,829 --> 00:41:49,920 it i think that's a very important 998 00:41:53,430 --> 00:41:51,839 takeaway from today you know we these 999 00:41:55,990 --> 00:41:53,440 are like pictures just taken over a 1000 00:41:57,270 --> 00:41:56,000 period of five days and every five days 1001 00:41:58,790 --> 00:41:57,280 we're getting more data which will 1002 00:42:00,950 --> 00:41:58,800 contribute more in that in that 1003 00:42:02,470 --> 00:42:00,960 direction it's a culmination of decades 1004 00:42:04,630 --> 00:42:02,480 of work but it's just the beginning of 1005 00:42:06,790 --> 00:42:04,640 decades and you know what we've seen 1006 00:42:08,390 --> 00:42:06,800 today with these images is essentially 1007 00:42:10,790 --> 00:42:08,400 that we're ready now this telescope is 1008 00:42:12,790 --> 00:42:10,800 working fantastically well and you know 1009 00:42:14,390 --> 00:42:12,800 to to borrow a phrase from a famous rock 1010 00:42:16,390 --> 00:42:14,400 musician you know we're ready to turn 1011 00:42:18,069 --> 00:42:16,400 this telescope up to 11. it really is 1012 00:42:19,990 --> 00:42:18,079 time it's fantastic 1013 00:42:28,870 --> 00:42:20,000 thank you very much indeed both of you 1014 00:42:31,510 --> 00:42:30,309 thanks katie it's so great to have you 1015 00:42:32,950 --> 00:42:31,520 and your colleagues with us on this 1016 00:42:35,109 --> 00:42:32,960 historic day 1017 00:42:36,790 --> 00:42:35,119 so before we get to the fifth and final 1018 00:42:38,230 --> 00:42:36,800 image reveal of the day it cannot be 1019 00:42:39,990 --> 00:42:38,240 said enough that an achievement like the 1020 00:42:42,150 --> 00:42:40,000 james webb space telescope is something 1021 00:42:44,550 --> 00:42:42,160 bigger than any one of us it's bigger 1022 00:42:47,270 --> 00:42:44,560 than any organization any country 1023 00:42:48,870 --> 00:42:47,280 this truly takes a planet web belongs to 1024 00:42:50,390 --> 00:42:48,880 all of us and starting today the 1025 00:42:53,270 --> 00:42:50,400 discoveries start and they're not going 1026 00:42:54,550 --> 00:42:53,280 to stop this is just the beginning 1027 00:42:56,069 --> 00:42:54,560 we've said several times throughout the 1028 00:42:57,750 --> 00:42:56,079 broadcast that the web mission is about 1029 00:42:59,190 --> 00:42:57,760 people and during the construction of 1030 00:43:01,349 --> 00:42:59,200 the great telescope people started to 1031 00:43:02,950 --> 00:43:01,359 see themselves in it literally 1032 00:43:05,109 --> 00:43:02,960 day after day people visited the 1033 00:43:06,790 --> 00:43:05,119 observation window at nasa goddard and 1034 00:43:08,470 --> 00:43:06,800 looking through the glass they snapped 1035 00:43:11,589 --> 00:43:08,480 selfies of themselves reflected in the 1036 00:43:13,670 --> 00:43:11,599 gigantic golden mirror 1037 00:43:15,670 --> 00:43:13,680 these photos are actual reflections of 1038 00:43:17,190 --> 00:43:15,680 the enormous human investment and the 1039 00:43:18,630 --> 00:43:17,200 emotional commitment that brought this 1040 00:43:20,550 --> 00:43:18,640 mission to life 1041 00:43:21,990 --> 00:43:20,560 and now years later that mission is 1042 00:43:23,750 --> 00:43:22,000 finally collecting light from the 1043 00:43:25,750 --> 00:43:23,760 earliest days of the universe all the 1044 00:43:27,510 --> 00:43:25,760 way to worlds in our own solar system 1045 00:43:29,829 --> 00:43:27,520 it's the same mirror that reflected the 1046 00:43:31,270 --> 00:43:29,839 many faces who see themselves as part of 1047 00:43:32,630 --> 00:43:31,280 the journey to understand our shared 1048 00:43:35,030 --> 00:43:32,640 origins 1049 00:43:42,309 --> 00:43:35,040 let's stop for a moment and appreciate 1050 00:44:07,190 --> 00:43:44,390 okay it's time now for the last image to 1051 00:44:10,550 --> 00:44:09,190 so amber strawn is webb's deputy project 1052 00:44:12,710 --> 00:44:10,560 scientist he's here with me today to 1053 00:44:14,309 --> 00:44:12,720 share the final big reveal of the day so 1054 00:44:15,750 --> 00:44:14,319 amber it is so good to see you how are 1055 00:44:17,829 --> 00:44:15,760 you feeling oh 1056 00:44:19,750 --> 00:44:17,839 so great so exciting what a what a great 1057 00:44:21,109 --> 00:44:19,760 day this is yes so one of the things 1058 00:44:22,950 --> 00:44:21,119 that we're going to do is before we get 1059 00:44:25,030 --> 00:44:22,960 to the final image the james webster 1060 00:44:27,349 --> 00:44:25,040 just tell everybody i'm paid to worry uh 1061 00:44:28,870 --> 00:44:27,359 frankly uh and and and that's good uh 1062 00:44:30,550 --> 00:44:28,880 what we want to do though is you know 1063 00:44:32,390 --> 00:44:30,560 just really thank the team again you 1064 00:44:34,630 --> 00:44:32,400 know of course we heard uh bill and 1065 00:44:36,230 --> 00:44:34,640 scott and greg talking about the team 1066 00:44:38,230 --> 00:44:36,240 that is there i think what's also 1067 00:44:40,550 --> 00:44:38,240 important is to recognize that bernie is 1068 00:44:46,870 --> 00:44:40,560 sitting there it was the first manager i 1069 00:44:46,880 --> 00:44:50,230 and uh 1070 00:44:54,150 --> 00:44:51,589 and i want to mention that phil 1071 00:44:55,910 --> 00:44:54,160 stablehouse who is a manager uh also 1072 00:44:59,109 --> 00:44:55,920 during that time is no longer with us 1073 00:45:03,270 --> 00:44:59,119 but his heart is with us today 1074 00:45:07,030 --> 00:45:05,349 i have to tell you i have to tell you 1075 00:45:09,349 --> 00:45:07,040 john uh after each one of these 1076 00:45:11,510 --> 00:45:09,359 milestones i called a lot of people i 1077 00:45:13,750 --> 00:45:11,520 called bernie for example and i called 1078 00:45:15,589 --> 00:45:13,760 uh people at my job and people who are 1079 00:45:17,430 --> 00:45:15,599 administrators because there's many of 1080 00:45:19,109 --> 00:45:17,440 them and i just wonder how you feel 1081 00:45:21,190 --> 00:45:19,119 about the team to stack give you the 1082 00:45:22,870 --> 00:45:21,200 word here i am just so thrilled that we 1083 00:45:24,150 --> 00:45:22,880 had a privilege to assemble such a 1084 00:45:26,550 --> 00:45:24,160 brilliant team 1085 00:45:29,109 --> 00:45:26,560 we drew from the best of the best and 1086 00:45:31,670 --> 00:45:29,119 here we are so my 1087 00:45:34,390 --> 00:45:31,680 extreme deep thanks go to all the people 1088 00:45:36,790 --> 00:45:34,400 who built that team not only to bernie 1089 00:45:39,109 --> 00:45:36,800 who started us and helped us build up 1090 00:45:41,510 --> 00:45:39,119 all the technology to phil who made sure 1091 00:45:43,589 --> 00:45:41,520 we would have a plan and then when we 1092 00:45:45,750 --> 00:45:43,599 didn't have quite enough money to build 1093 00:45:47,829 --> 00:45:45,760 who pulled it all together and made it 1094 00:45:49,510 --> 00:45:47,839 get all the way to the end i am so 1095 00:45:51,750 --> 00:45:49,520 thrilled that we had so much talent to 1096 00:45:53,670 --> 00:45:51,760 draw on and here we are we have the 1097 00:45:55,910 --> 00:45:53,680 support of the country and the world to 1098 00:45:57,270 --> 00:45:55,920 take on this immense challenge 1099 00:45:59,750 --> 00:45:57,280 you know what i'm most excited about 1100 00:46:02,630 --> 00:45:59,760 there's ten of thousands of scientists 1101 00:46:04,390 --> 00:46:02,640 and frankly some of them just got born 1102 00:46:07,430 --> 00:46:04,400 or not even born 1103 00:46:09,430 --> 00:46:07,440 who are benefiting from this amazing 1104 00:46:11,990 --> 00:46:09,440 telescope because it will be with us for 1105 00:46:15,270 --> 00:46:12,000 decades it will be and we have it took 1106 00:46:18,309 --> 00:46:15,280 us about 25 years to get here since 1995 1107 00:46:21,109 --> 00:46:18,319 and we have at least 25 to go i hope 1108 00:46:22,950 --> 00:46:21,119 so look uh we are in a sense of of these 1109 00:46:24,790 --> 00:46:22,960 images the art that is out there in the 1110 00:46:26,309 --> 00:46:24,800 sky revealed for the first time we're 1111 00:46:28,550 --> 00:46:26,319 thinking of the team and we're thanking 1112 00:46:33,670 --> 00:46:28,560 them john thanks to you thanks to all of 1113 00:46:37,430 --> 00:46:35,430 thank you so much thomas and this entire 1114 00:46:38,790 --> 00:46:37,440 collection continues to just absolutely 1115 00:46:41,109 --> 00:46:38,800 astound me 1116 00:46:44,150 --> 00:46:41,119 okay amber so here it is can you walk us 1117 00:46:48,710 --> 00:46:44,160 through the final image reveal 1118 00:46:53,109 --> 00:46:50,710 the last image is 1119 00:46:54,470 --> 00:46:53,119 wow look at that 1120 00:46:56,390 --> 00:46:54,480 so amber can you can you tell us a bit 1121 00:46:59,270 --> 00:46:56,400 about what we're seeing here of course 1122 00:47:02,390 --> 00:46:59,280 this stunning vista of the cosmic cliffs 1123 00:47:05,430 --> 00:47:02,400 of the karina nebula reveals new details 1124 00:47:07,670 --> 00:47:05,440 about this vast stellar nursery today 1125 00:47:09,670 --> 00:47:07,680 for the first time we're seeing brand 1126 00:47:11,990 --> 00:47:09,680 new stars that were previously 1127 00:47:12,790 --> 00:47:12,000 completely hidden from our view 1128 00:47:15,510 --> 00:47:12,800 there's something you want to point out 1129 00:47:17,510 --> 00:47:15,520 here absolutely so 1130 00:47:19,109 --> 00:47:17,520 honestly it took me a while to even 1131 00:47:21,190 --> 00:47:19,119 figure out what to call out in this 1132 00:47:23,349 --> 00:47:21,200 image there's just so much going on here 1133 00:47:25,750 --> 00:47:23,359 it's so beautiful one thing that really 1134 00:47:28,230 --> 00:47:25,760 really stands out to me is you sort of 1135 00:47:29,829 --> 00:47:28,240 get this sense of depth and texture from 1136 00:47:31,510 --> 00:47:29,839 this new data 1137 00:47:33,829 --> 00:47:31,520 there's just there's a lot going on to 1138 00:47:36,230 --> 00:47:33,839 call out a few specifics first of all in 1139 00:47:38,230 --> 00:47:36,240 general the karina nebula is a nearby 1140 00:47:42,069 --> 00:47:38,240 star forming region within our own milky 1141 00:47:44,710 --> 00:47:42,079 way galaxy about 7 600 light years away 1142 00:47:47,190 --> 00:47:44,720 and in this view we see some great 1143 00:47:49,670 --> 00:47:47,200 examples first of all of hundreds of new 1144 00:47:53,270 --> 00:47:49,680 stars that we've never seen before we 1145 00:47:55,190 --> 00:47:53,280 see examples of bubbles and cavities and 1146 00:47:58,870 --> 00:47:55,200 jets that are being blown out by these 1147 00:48:00,710 --> 00:47:58,880 newborn stars we even see some galaxies 1148 00:48:03,510 --> 00:48:00,720 sort of lurking in the background up 1149 00:48:05,109 --> 00:48:03,520 here we see examples of structures that 1150 00:48:07,430 --> 00:48:05,119 honestly we don't even know what they 1151 00:48:10,470 --> 00:48:07,440 are like what's going on here there's 1152 00:48:11,510 --> 00:48:10,480 just there's the data is just so rich 1153 00:48:13,109 --> 00:48:11,520 and there's something really special 1154 00:48:14,549 --> 00:48:13,119 about the infrared infrared can actually 1155 00:48:16,309 --> 00:48:14,559 see deeper into these star-forming 1156 00:48:18,150 --> 00:48:16,319 regions absolutely that's one of the 1157 00:48:19,510 --> 00:48:18,160 great things about infrared is it really 1158 00:48:22,069 --> 00:48:19,520 does reveal 1159 00:48:24,470 --> 00:48:22,079 what's going on here in a really cosmic 1160 00:48:26,630 --> 00:48:24,480 sense and in general what's happening in 1161 00:48:29,829 --> 00:48:26,640 sort of this overall landscape is we 1162 00:48:32,710 --> 00:48:29,839 have these gigantic hot young stars up 1163 00:48:34,790 --> 00:48:32,720 here to the top of this rim and the 1164 00:48:37,190 --> 00:48:34,800 radiation and stellar winds from those 1165 00:48:40,390 --> 00:48:37,200 stars is sort of pushing down and 1166 00:48:42,790 --> 00:48:40,400 running into all of this this is gas and 1167 00:48:45,990 --> 00:48:42,800 dust and of course we know that gas and 1168 00:48:48,549 --> 00:48:46,000 dust is great raw material for newborn 1169 00:48:50,630 --> 00:48:48,559 stars and baby planets 1170 00:48:52,630 --> 00:48:50,640 but there's a flip side of this story 1171 00:48:55,030 --> 00:48:52,640 and also a little bit of a mystery 1172 00:48:57,829 --> 00:48:55,040 because these same processes can serve 1173 00:49:00,230 --> 00:48:57,839 to sort of erode away this material and 1174 00:49:02,470 --> 00:49:00,240 stop star formation so we have this sort 1175 00:49:04,549 --> 00:49:02,480 of delicate balance going on of new 1176 00:49:07,510 --> 00:49:04,559 stars being formed but at the same time 1177 00:49:08,630 --> 00:49:07,520 the star formation is being halted 1178 00:49:10,390 --> 00:49:08,640 and for me 1179 00:49:12,549 --> 00:49:10,400 when i see an image like this i can't 1180 00:49:15,109 --> 00:49:12,559 help but think about scale you know 1181 00:49:16,870 --> 00:49:15,119 every dot of light we see here is an 1182 00:49:18,870 --> 00:49:16,880 individual star 1183 00:49:20,950 --> 00:49:18,880 not unlike our sun 1184 00:49:23,430 --> 00:49:20,960 and many of these likely also have 1185 00:49:25,510 --> 00:49:23,440 planets and it just reminds me that you 1186 00:49:28,230 --> 00:49:25,520 know our sun and our planets and 1187 00:49:31,030 --> 00:49:28,240 ultimately us were formed out of the 1188 00:49:33,670 --> 00:49:31,040 same kind of stuff that we see here 1189 00:49:36,069 --> 00:49:33,680 we humans really are connected to the 1190 00:49:37,990 --> 00:49:36,079 universe we're made of the same stuff in 1191 00:49:39,750 --> 00:49:38,000 this beautiful landscape and actually 1192 00:49:41,030 --> 00:49:39,760 the korean nebula was one of my favorite 1193 00:49:43,349 --> 00:49:41,040 images from hubble so have a look at 1194 00:49:45,349 --> 00:49:43,359 this as well right absolutely yeah yeah 1195 00:49:47,670 --> 00:49:45,359 the hubble image of this is also 1196 00:49:50,150 --> 00:49:47,680 spectacular we saw it in a different 1197 00:49:52,390 --> 00:49:50,160 kind of light when when hubble uh took 1198 00:49:54,950 --> 00:49:52,400 an image of this of this uh particular 1199 00:49:56,710 --> 00:49:54,960 nebula and then you can see amazing 1200 00:49:59,670 --> 00:49:56,720 things with hubble but when we zoom in 1201 00:50:01,990 --> 00:49:59,680 to this new image we're able to see so 1202 00:50:03,670 --> 00:50:02,000 much more detail and of course all of us 1203 00:50:06,630 --> 00:50:03,680 you know i grew up 1204 00:50:08,390 --> 00:50:06,640 on hubble and all of us love hubble and 1205 00:50:11,109 --> 00:50:08,400 i'm just i'm so excited to see what 1206 00:50:13,430 --> 00:50:11,119 these two amazing observatories are able 1207 00:50:14,470 --> 00:50:13,440 to do really in tandem with each other 1208 00:50:16,150 --> 00:50:14,480 thank you so much and again 1209 00:50:18,069 --> 00:50:16,160 congratulations it's been a pleasure to 1210 00:50:19,910 --> 00:50:18,079 be working on this with you i'm just 1211 00:50:21,589 --> 00:50:19,920 amazed by what's been going on thank you 1212 00:50:23,430 --> 00:50:21,599 thank you 1213 00:50:25,910 --> 00:50:23,440 so as we're wrapping up one of the 1214 00:50:27,829 --> 00:50:25,920 things that i really have to say is the 1215 00:50:30,309 --> 00:50:27,839 the the journey that we've been going on 1216 00:50:33,030 --> 00:50:30,319 is so very dramatic for me so we've gone 1217 00:50:34,549 --> 00:50:33,040 all the way from the birth of stars and 1218 00:50:36,950 --> 00:50:34,559 we have all the way from the distant 1219 00:50:38,710 --> 00:50:36,960 galaxies to the birth of stars this is 1220 00:50:40,549 --> 00:50:38,720 where we all began this was the whole 1221 00:50:42,710 --> 00:50:40,559 point of the james webb space telescope 1222 00:50:44,950 --> 00:50:42,720 to figure out our origins from the very 1223 00:50:47,270 --> 00:50:44,960 very early days of the universe to star 1224 00:50:49,109 --> 00:50:47,280 and planet formation very nearby 1225 00:50:51,270 --> 00:50:49,119 so right now i'm very honored to have 1226 00:50:53,589 --> 00:50:51,280 our last special guest this is the 1227 00:50:55,030 --> 00:50:53,599 administrator of nasa bill nelson an 1228 00:50:57,670 --> 00:50:55,040 honor to be with you sir 1229 00:50:59,430 --> 00:50:57,680 hey what a pleasure what what a banner 1230 00:51:02,549 --> 00:50:59,440 day 1231 00:51:04,790 --> 00:51:02,559 it's clear that webb represents 1232 00:51:06,950 --> 00:51:04,800 the best of nasa 1233 00:51:10,309 --> 00:51:06,960 it maintains 1234 00:51:12,069 --> 00:51:10,319 our ability to propel us forward 1235 00:51:14,309 --> 00:51:12,079 for science 1236 00:51:16,470 --> 00:51:14,319 for risk-taking 1237 00:51:19,349 --> 00:51:16,480 or inspiration 1238 00:51:21,750 --> 00:51:19,359 and we don't want to ever stop exploring 1239 00:51:25,990 --> 00:51:21,760 the heavens nor stop daring to take 1240 00:51:29,990 --> 00:51:26,000 another step forward for humanity 1241 00:51:31,589 --> 00:51:30,000 in the words of the famous carl sagan 1242 00:51:34,630 --> 00:51:31,599 somewhere 1243 00:51:36,470 --> 00:51:34,640 something incredible is waiting to be 1244 00:51:40,710 --> 00:51:36,480 known 1245 00:51:42,870 --> 00:51:40,720 i think those words are becoming reality 1246 00:51:44,950 --> 00:51:42,880 absolutely thanks michelle honor to have 1247 00:51:45,910 --> 00:51:44,960 you here thank you very much 1248 00:51:47,430 --> 00:51:45,920 wow 1249 00:51:49,829 --> 00:51:47,440 so 1250 00:51:51,109 --> 00:51:49,839 this is a celebration for all humanity 1251 00:51:53,829 --> 00:51:51,119 if you've ever looked up at the night 1252 00:51:54,790 --> 00:51:53,839 sky and wonder whoever you are wherever 1253 00:51:56,710 --> 00:51:54,800 you are 1254 00:51:58,390 --> 00:51:56,720 this is your telescope 1255 00:51:59,910 --> 00:51:58,400 and we also salute the thousands of 1256 00:52:02,630 --> 00:51:59,920 people who have dedicated part of their 1257 00:52:04,150 --> 00:52:02,640 lives to making web a reality 1258 00:52:06,069 --> 00:52:04,160 i also want to give a big shout out for 1259 00:52:08,230 --> 00:52:06,079 the superb media team who's helping web 1260 00:52:10,549 --> 00:52:08,240 story to the world this broadcast is a 1261 00:52:12,710 --> 00:52:10,559 joint effort of the superstar producers 1262 00:52:15,750 --> 00:52:12,720 animators and social media specialists 1263 00:52:17,030 --> 00:52:15,760 at the canadian space agency esa nasa 1264 00:52:19,430 --> 00:52:17,040 and especially the goddard space flight 1265 00:52:21,349 --> 00:52:19,440 center webb captures light in distant 1266 00:52:23,990 --> 00:52:21,359 colors that the eye can't see and you've 1267 00:52:26,710 --> 00:52:24,000 actually made this visible to the world 1268 00:52:28,710 --> 00:52:26,720 so finally if you go to nasa.gov web 1269 00:52:30,390 --> 00:52:28,720 first images you can download all of the 1270 00:52:32,950 --> 00:52:30,400 images and data we've just shown in full 1271 00:52:35,030 --> 00:52:32,960 resolution and check back often from now 1272 00:52:37,109 --> 00:52:35,040 on we share new discoveries exciting new 1273 00:52:40,150 --> 00:52:37,119 destinations around the universe 1274 00:52:43,030 --> 00:52:40,160 july 12 2022 marks a huge day for 1275 00:52:45,829 --> 00:52:43,040 science it's only just the beginning 1276 00:52:47,670 --> 00:52:45,839 for everyone at csa esa and nasa i'm so 1277 00:52:54,270 --> 00:52:47,680 very pleased you could join us i'm