The world was dazzled by the first images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope released in July – giving us a stunning and deeper look into our universe than we’ve ever had before.
But these images are only the beginning; data is pouring out of the telescope and could potentially answer some of our biggest questions about the origins of the universe.
In the first episode of The Science Briefing, host Dr Sophie Calabretto talks to Cosmos Magazine journalist Evrim Yazgin about what these first images tell us and how the race is on to make the next major space discovery.
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Originally published by Cosmos as The Science Briefing: The James Webb Space Telescope: Exploring the universe like never before
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