pull it out again, until slowly, over days, you pull out this tennis court sized object. so, for many people working on the project, that s where the real nerves are. the sun shield protects the telescope from the heat and light of the sun. the difference between the hot and cold sides is huge 300 degrees celsius. the telescope needs to operate in the coldest and darkest conditions to see the most distant stars. for the first time, we ll be able to see all the way back to the time when these very first galaxies formed and that will allow us to actually get images of them, verify that they are the very first galaxies, and then we can study how galaxies have evolved over the history of the universe. the images that eventually come back from james webb will be even more spectacular than these, taken by hubble, but there s still work to do. the sun shield will take several days to open, and that s just the start of this complex unfolding process. with so much at stake, it s a tense time
a giant leap in our search for life, offering a close up look at distant worlds beyond our own solar system. webb will also be able to probe the atmospheres of planets around other stars, with far greater sensitivity and spectral resolution than we have been able to do to date. it will be a very important step to answering the question, do some of these exo planets have the conditions to develop life like we know it? and that s amazingly exciting to me. the images that eventually come back from james webb will be even more spectacular than these, taken by hubble. but there s still work to do. the sun shield will take several days to open, and that s just the start of this complex unfolding process. with so much at stake, it s a tense time for the team. rebecca morelle bbc news.
from james webb will be even more spectacular than these, taken by hubble. but there s still work to do. the sun shield will take several days to open, and that s just the start of this complex unfolding process. with so much at stake, it s a tense time for the team. rebecca morelle, bbc news. we can speak now to dr renske smit, an astronomer and astrophysicist at liverpooljohn moores university. thank you forjoining us. how do you think this is going? we are hearing a lot about looking back at how galaxies were formed on the formation of stars. galaxies were formed on the formation of stars. yes, so for the mission is formation of stars. yes, so for the mission is going formation of stars. yes, so for the mission is going well formation of stars. yes, so for the mission is going well but - formation of stars. yes, so for the mission is going well but the - formation of stars. yes, so for the mission is going well but the next| mission is going well but the next two days are goin
and it has to be held on to a series of pins which release one by one, pull it out, make it tight, release another bit, pull it out again, until slowly over days, you pull out this tennis court sized object. for many people working on the project, that is where the real nerves are. the sun shield protects the telescope from the heat and light of the sun. the difference between the hot and cold sides is huge. the telescope needs to operate in the coldest and darkest conditions to see the most distant stars. for the first time, we can see all the way back to the time of the first galaxies forming, and that will allow us to get images of them and verify that they are the first galaxies and then we can study how galaxies have evolved over the history of the universe. the images that eventually come back from james webb will be more spectacular than these taken by the hubble telescope, but there is still work to do. the sun shield will take several days to open and that is just the start of
that s where the real nerves are. the sun shield protects the telescope from the heat and light of the sun. the difference between the hot and cold sides is huge 300 degrees celsius. the telescope needs to operate in the coldest and darkest conditions to see the most distant stars. for the first time, we ll be able to see all the way back to the time when these very first galaxies formed. and that will allow us to actually get images of them, verify that they are the very first galaxies, and then we can study how galaxies have evolved over the history of the universe. the images that eventually come back from james webb will be even more spectacular than these, taken by hubble. but there s still work to do. the sun shield will take several days to open, and that s just the start of this complex unfolding process. with so much at stake, it s a tense time for the team. rebecca morelle, bbc news. in the final premier league match of 2021, manchester united have