The Mobile Earth and Space Observatory accompanied by astrophysicists and astronomers will lead four after-school programs next week at Miller Middle School.
Each after-school program will focus on it.
good party. we have a tradition| good party. we have a tradition on the ship where we have a bell on the bridge and the oldest person on board, one of our engineers, brings out the year and then the youngest person on board, one of our it people, they ring in the new year so we did that it gmt, uk new year and it was a good little party that we had. i little party that we had. i hope you get a lot of good work done as well. thank you very much for sparing few minutes. the newjames webb telescope has completed a crucial task, in its quest to observe some of the most distant objects in the universe. its controllers completed the deployment of the space observatory s giant kite shaped sun shield, which is the size of a tennis court. the barrier will allow the telescope to detect signals deep in space, including from objects present during the formation of the first galaxies.
the new james webb telescope has completed a crucial task in its quest to observe some of the most distant objects in the universe. its controllers completed the deployment of the space observatory s giant kite shaped sun shield, which is the size of a tennis court. the barrier will allow the telescope to detect signals deep in space, including from objects present during the formation of the first galaxies. the men s tennis world number one, novak djokovic, will defend his australian open title in a fortnight, after receiving a medical exemption to take part without having a covid vaccine. the serbian s involvement had been in doubt because of australia s strict virus protocols. djokovic, who has previously voiced scepticism about vaccines, hasn t revealed why he was given an exemption. here s our sports correspondent katie gornall. novak djokovic isn t about to give up on this trophyjust yet. the world number one will now defend his australian open title following months of uncertain
scientists and amateur star gazers got a special holiday gift this year. a revolutionary telescope. nasa s james webb telescope successfully blasted into orbit on christmas day. it s headed into space right now. it s the largest telescope ever built. when fully operational, it should help us understand the beginnings of the universe. nbc s gadi schwartz has more. reporter: the most powerful space observatory ever built is headed deeper into the galaxy. following a successful launch wednesday morning, the james webb telescope is on its mission to peer into the origins of the universe. it s a cultural undertaking and not just something for astronomers. reporter: one of its aims, to
to life than a big house or having that career. as in many cultures, in america, a job is more thanjust a wage. it is a source of self esteem and status. but the pandemic is altering this country s obsession with work, changing how some people think about life and work, and what they want out of both. michelle fleury, bbc news, kentucky. this friday christmas eve nasa will launch the james webb space telescope, the successor to the hubble telescope. the project has been delayed more than a decade, and it has gone billions of dollars over budget. but let s put that to one side, because this is more than just a telescope it s the largest space observatory ever built, and it s being sent to an orbit beyond the moon. once it s there in position, as you can see in this computer simulation, it will unfold a giant mirror which should enable us to see the light from the very first stars