given us amazing images. butjames webb is much more powerful. its mirror is almost three times bigger, which means it can reveal parts of the cosmos we ve never seen before. gazing up into the heavens can help us to answer some of the biggest questions like where we come from and how did we get here? this space telescope will help us to look further back in time than ever before to 13 and a half billion years ago, revealing the light from the very first stars to shine. the final preparations have been under way. it s an incredibly tight fit, as the rocket is tentatively lowered over the folded telescope. this is high stakes science, but if it works, it could lead to discoveries that scientists haven t even dreamt of. rebecca morrell, bbc news. to the vatican where the pope has been holding the traditional catholic christmas eve mass. the head of the catholic church urged vatican cardinals and bishops to embrace humility this christmas
it s taken 30 years to develop, cost more than $10 billion and has involved thousands of scientists. now the james webb space telescope is finally ready to launch to begin the most ambitious astronomy mission ever attempted. this telescope is absolutely the biggest and most complex and most powerful telescope that we ve ever attempted to send to space. all of us astronomers are extremely eager to get this telescope into space. but i think it s going to work and i think it s going to, again, just completely revolutionise how we understand the cosmos. the telescope is a successor to hubble, which has given us amazing images. butjames webb is much more powerful. its mirror is almost three times bigger, which means it can reveal parts of the cosmos we ve never seen before. gazing up into the heavens can help us to answer some of the biggest questions like where we come from and how did we get here? this space telescope will help us to look further back in time than ever before to 13 and a
and has involved thousands of scientists. now, the james webb space telescope is finally ready to launch, to begin the most ambitious astronomy mission ever attempted. this telescope is absolutely the biggest and most complex and most powerful telescope that we ve ever attempted to send to space. all of us astronomers are extremely eager to get this telescope into space. but, you know, i think it s going to work and i think it s going to, again, you know, just completely revolutionise how we understand the cosmos. the telescope is a successor to hubble, which has given us amazing images, butjames webb is much more powerful. its mirror is almost three times bigger, which means it can reveal parts of the cosmos we ve never seen before. gazing up into the heavens can help us to answer some of the biggest questions, like where we come from and how did we get here? this space telescope will help us to look further back in time than ever before, to 13.5 billion years ago, revealing
going to work and i think it s going to, again, you know, just completely revolutionise how we understand the cosmos. the telescope is a successor to hubble, which has given us amazing images, butjames webb is much more powerful. its mirror is almost three times bigger, which means it can reveal parts of the cosmos we ve never seen before. gazing up into the heavens can help us to answer some of the biggest questions, like where we come from and how did we get here? this space telescope will help us to look further back in time than ever before, to 13.5 billion years ago, revealing the light from the very first stars to shine. the final preparations have been under way. it s an incredibly tight fit as the rocket is tentatively lowered over the folded telescope. this is high stakes science but, if it works, it could lead to discoveries that scientists haven t even dreamt of. rebecca morrell, bbc news. dr sarah kendrew is
but i think it s going to work and i think it s going to, again, just completely revolutionise how we understand the cosmos. the telescope is a successor to hubble, which has given us amazing images. butjames webb is much more powerful. its mirror is almost three times bigger, which means it can reveal parts of the cosmos we ve never seen before. gazing up into the heavens can help us to answer some of the biggest questions like where we come from and how did we get here? this space telescope will help us to look further back in time than ever before to 13 and a half billion years ago, revealing the light from the very first stars to shine. the final preparations have been under way. it s an incredibly tight fit, as the rocket is tentatively lowered over the folded telescope. this is high stakes science, but if it works, it could lead to discoveries that scientists haven t even dreamt of. rebecca morrell, bbc news.