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How galaxies are formed? what will it mean for us looking forward? it it mean for us looking forward? ut will mean that we truly understand our origins and we understand how the first galaxies and first black hole, everything that makes up the current universe that we live in, how that was formed. obviously we have ust how that was formed. obviously we have just heard how that was formed. obviously we have just heard in how that was formed. obviously we have just heard in the how that was formed. obviously we have just heard in the report - how that was formed. obviously we have just heard in the report that i have just heard in the report that this manoeuvre, the sun shield manoeuvre, is very complex. i have also read on the nasa website that the critical item in this programme is the mirror. why?
But doing this in space will be nail biting. it s made of floppy material, it has to be held on to by 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. 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 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