Eyes on the Universe : The Legacy of the Hubble Space Telescope and Looking to the Future with the James Webb Space Telescope

Author:: Straughn, Amber
Published:: October 07, 2011.
Physical Description:: 1 electronic document

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Over the past 20 years the Hubble Space Telescope has revolutionized our understanding of the Universe. Most recently, the complete refurbishment of Hubble in 2009 has given new life to the telescope and the new science instruments have already produced groundbreaking science results, revealing some of the most distant galaxy candidates ever discovered. Despite the remarkable advances in astrophysics that Hubble has provided, the new questions that have arisen demand a new space telescope with new technologies and capabilities. I will present the exciting new technology development and science goals of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, which is currently being built and tested and will be launched this decade.

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Astrophysics

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Document ID: 20110022483.
GSFC.ABS.5230.2011.
Colloquium for James Webb Space Telescope; 7-8 Oct. 2011; Monmouth, NJ; United States.

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