Hubble vs. Webb: Who's More Powerful?
Special | 2m 18sVideo has Closed Captions
We’ve sure come a long way when it comes to telescope technology!
We’ve sure come a long way when it comes to telescope technology! Fellow space enthusiast Trace Dominguez dives into a brief comparison of two of the world’s most famous scopes - Hubble and the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
Star Gazers is presented by your local public television station.
Funding provided by The Batchelor Foundation and The William J. & Tina Rosenberg Foundation
Hubble vs. Webb: Who's More Powerful?
Special | 2m 18sVideo has Closed Captions
We’ve sure come a long way when it comes to telescope technology! Fellow space enthusiast Trace Dominguez dives into a brief comparison of two of the world’s most famous scopes - Hubble and the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipextraordinary telescopes, and thanks to the ever-# evolving technology of these telescopes, we can## enjoy pictures of galaxies and nebula from far far# away from our own solar system, but let me tell you - the views are just going to keep getting better!# Two of the most famous NASA telescopes in the last## few decades are the Hubble Space Telescope and the# James Webb Space Telescope.
Hubble was launched in## 1990 with a mission to better understand the early# universe by studying the expansi n rate of space#itself.
Yes, space is expanding in every direction# all the time.
It's wild!
Hubble's first ever image## was taken simply to help focus the telescope# and it showed the comparison of images taken## from the ground to images taken from space.
It# is incredible what you can see when you put a## telescope above the atmosphere.
The next famous# NASA space telescope is the new James Webb Space## Telescope or JWST.
This new telescope was launched# in late 2021 and was made to complement Hubble's## mission only with a lot more power, like a 100# times more.
See both Hubble and JWST look at the## universe in a spectrum of light similar to our# own eyes, but because the universe is expanding,## the light waves are physically stretching.
When# that happens, they get longer and longer waves## are redder.
JWST can see more red light than# Hubble, so not only is it more powerful, but# it's more sensitive to light that's traveled# for a long time and a long way, stretching as## the universe expands.
I know it's mind-blowing, but because of this change from Hubble to JWST,## that first image from JWST completely stunned# the world with its beauty and its depth and## it prompted space experts to wonder, what's next?# What are we going to see out there?
And remember## this is just two of hundreds of telescopes on the# ground and in space.
It's truly amazing to see the## progression of all this technology just in our# lifetimes.
Just wait until we build the next one.# What else are we going to be able to learn about# our universe?
Remember, Star Gazers, keep looking up!# For more Star Gazers, click the video below.
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