has already begun. taking to twitter, opposition politicians pointed to the fact the extreme snowfall had been predicted, with claims government officials had not taken steps to prevent the huge influx of tourists keen to enjoy the winter weather. the pakistani prime minister imran khan has ordered an enquiry into the disaster. before that s completed, further heavy snow is expected to fall. gareth barlow, bbc news. the newjames webb space telescope has fully deployed in space the final step of its two week deployment phase that began with its launch on christmas day. nasa will now begin to latch the wing into place. the observatory is on a mission to study the very first stars to shine in the universe. many of its components had to be folded to fit inside the launch rocket. 0nce unfurled, the golden primary mirror, the largest astronomical reflector ever sent into space, will allow the telescope to be properly focused. its great size will enable scientists to see the faintest object
let s cross to canada now and speak to daryl haggard an associate professor of physics at mcgill university in montreal. thanks forjoining us. thanks for joining us. just thanks forjoining us. just how momentous was this for you? extraordinarily exciting. this telescope is amazing. it is one of the most impressive instruments we have ever launched into space and to see it not only launched so successfully but then also unfurl and deploy all of these complicated elements and come online, slowly but surely, the way we all hoped it would, is truly exciting for everyone in our community across the whole entire globe. we are looking at pictures of the launch now. that today was all about the mirror opening up and the thing that lots of people but was going to go wrong. if anything was going to go wrong, it was going to be today. h0. was going to go wrong, it was going to be today. going to be today. no, come now, going to be today. no, come now. we going to be today. no, come now, we h
in space the final step of its two week deployment phase that began with its launch on christmas day. nasa will now begin to latch the wing into place. the observatory is on a mission to study the very first stars to shine in the universe. many of its components had to be folded to fit inside the launch rocket. 0nce unfurled, the golden primary mirror the largest astronomical reflector ever sent into space will allow the telescope to be properly focused. its great size will enable scientists to see the faintest objects from the farthest reaches of the cosmos. now for a doggy tale of international travel with a difference. munchkin was a bali street dog until natasha corbin and herfiance david daynes came across the puppy while they were living in indonesia. and since then, munchkin has been on quite a voyage because natasha has spent the last six years working to have her reunited with them back home in australia. and having passed
it s one of the most impressive instruments we ve ever launched into space and to see it not only launched so successfully but then also unfurl and deploy all of these complicated elements and come online, slowly but surely, the way we all hoped it would, is truly exciting for everyone in our community, across the whole entire globe. we re looking at pictures of the launch now, but really, today was all about the mirror opening up and that was the bit that lots of people thought was going to go wrong if anything was going to go wrong, it was going to be today. no, come now, we have such great engineers, how could it go wrong? no, it s true that it was very nerve racking as we all watched these amazing shields that protect the telescope from the sun s light and heat, and then this beautiful mirror it s 6.5 metres across, it s an enormous collecting area and to have it unfold like origami in space isjust really a feat of engineering and to some extent of faith, i guess!
nasa will now begin to latch the wing into place. the observatory is on a mission to study the very first stars to shine in the universe. many of its components had to be folded to fit inside the launch rocket. 0nce unfurled, the golden primary mirror, the largest astronomical reflector ever sent into space, will allow the telescope to be properly focused. its great size will enable scientists to see the faintest objects from the farthest reaches of the cosmos. katherine mack, a theoretical cosmologist and assistant professor at north carolina state university, told me that what nasa has achieved is unprecedented. yeah, this whole mission has had us all at the edge of our seats. it s such a complicated mission in terms of itjust has so many parts. as you mentioned, this telescope had to be folded up to fit into the rocket and so, that means that once it was launched, all of these parts had to be unfurled and it all had to all go perfectly right in orderfor this telescope, which has b