a series of parachutes open, massively slowing it down, before splash down in the pacific ocean. and we can now speak to extragalactic astronomer and presenter of the awesome astronomy podcast, drjenifer millard. i think that is one of the bestjob titles i have introduced! good to have you back with us, we spoke about a week ago about the ultimates one nation, you must be incredibly excited now at this latest news? about the artemis mission. i5 excited now at this latest news? about the artemis mission.- about the artemis mission. is long as the weather about the artemis mission. is long as the weather holds about the artemis mission. is long as the weather holds the about the artemis mission. is long as the weather holds the return i about the artemis mission. is long as the weather holds the return to | as the weather holds the return to the moon will officially begin next week, so excited. the moon will officially begin next week, so excited. rebecca mentioned it briefl
is going to do for astronomy. i do truly believe what we learn from this awesome new telescope is going to change the way we understand the universe in really fundamental ways. this picture is from the hubble space telescope. until now, this has given us our best view of the cosmos. but here s the same image taken byjames webb. it is 100 times more powerful, and the difference is clear to see, revealing more galaxy than stars in far greater detail. but this is just the start. more images will be released in the coming hours. our understanding of the universe and our place in it is about to be transformed. rebecca morelle, bbc news. joining me now is drjenifer millard, astronomer. thanks forjoining us. what an amazing job title. you are the perfect person to give a bit of insight. in the report we heard about how this is going to change
being a habitable planet. here s another member of nasa s team on their hopes for what the mission could achieve. imagine if we found evidence that there was some sort i of microscopic life there. that s huge. it s, you know, - mind blowing in a way. and so i think the opportunity. to look for that and bring it back to earth and then see what we see i is going to rewrite history booksl regardless of the answer. drjenifer millard is an astronomer, joining us from barry in south wales. how convinced are you that once we eventually get the samples back we ll be able to prove there was life on mars? it s an excellent question and i think if any mission is going to do it, it will be the perseverance rover. because they can get some preliminary analysis on board using the tools situated on the rover but