Video: Cardiff astrophysicists and the James Webb Space Telescope

Posted on 29 December 2021 by Chris North

The James Webb Space Telescope launched successfully on 25th December 2021, and is on its way to the “L2” point, around 1.5 million km from Earth (you can track its progress here). In the video below, four Cardiff astronomers discuss their plans with Webb: Prof Steve Eales, Dr Subi Sarkar, Dr Tim Davis and Dr
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Pythagorean Astronomy: The Cosmic Webb

Posted on 6 December 2021 by Chris North

The world of astronomy is eagerly awaiting the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope later in December. The telescope is not without controversy, but is set to revolutionise observations of the cosmos. Prof Pete Hargrave was responsible for building a calibration source for MIRI, the Mid-Infrared Imager, while Dr Tim Davis will be observing
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