“We’re pushing into the unknown” The launch of the James Webb Space Telescope could be this generation’s giant leap for mankind. Taking almost 30 years and $10bn (£7.5bn) to develop, Webb (named after the former Nasa boss who headed the Apollo programme) has three main missions: to see the some of the earliest light from the beginning of the universe; […]
Michael Kaplan, who shepherded Webb through its planning stages before immigrating to Israel temporarily, talks baby galaxies, space robots and the pitfalls of Israeli bravado