Originally scheduled to launch in 2007, JWST was met with a number of delays. The feat of engineering required to do that was spectacularly ambitious, and building such a complex machine proved to be much harder than anyone anticipated-and far more expensive. To see further back in time, the next generation space telescope, now known as JWST, would need to peer deeper into the infrared spectrum. It was a groundbreaking discovery, but Hubble just scratched the surface. These ancient galaxies were detected in infrared light. As astronomers scoured the Hubble deep field, they noticed strange, red amorphous galaxies. After 10 days, what it detected shocked the world: Out of the darkness appeared thousands upon thousands of galaxies.
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Back in the 1990s, Hubble peered into an empty patch of the night sky. Why undertake such a risky mission? What secrets could this powerful new telescope reveal? To answer these questions, the film looks back on the early major findings of Hubble.
Its state-of-the-art cameras and spectrometers are designed to capture stunning images and spectroscopic data. As Webb follows Earth’s orbit, this five-layer sunshield protects the telescope from the light of the sun, the Earth, and the moon, keeping it a frigid minus 394 degrees F. This gold-covered mirror, made up of 18 segments that unfold and adjust to shape after launch, sits on top of a first-of-its-kind sunshield the size of a tennis court. Its mirror is a massive 21 feet in diameter, almost three times larger than that of its famous predecessor, Hubble. Measuring 28-feet tall, JWST pushes the limits of engineering. “We’re thrilled to be able to share Webb’s first images and look forward to continuing to follow the telescope’s discoveries in the months ahead.” “We’re excited to present another groundbreaking moment in space exploration to NOVA’s audiences-giving them a special look inside the mission that could ultimately transform what we know about the universe,”said NOVA Co-Executive Producer Julia Cort. The most ambitious telescope ever built needs to work perfectly. If it does, scientists believe this new eye on the universe will look deeper back in time and space than ever before to the birth of galaxies and may even be able to “sniff” the atmospheres of exoplanets as we search for signs of life beyond Earth. Should something go wrong, the telescope will be too far away to fix, so there’s no room for error. The daunting mission poses a number of risks, with 344 possible points of failure at the time of launch. Launched in December 2021, the seven-ton JWST has traveled to its permanent vantage point a million miles from Earth-3,000 times farther than the Hubble Space Telescope-aiming to capture groundbreaking first images of the farthest galaxies. I am thrilled to tell their story and to now have the opportunity to be alongside them on July 12, capturing the moment NASA reveals the mission’s first images.” “Like any great endeavor, there were many setbacks in creating this revolutionary telescope, so it was important that we show how challenging the two decades leading up to the launch and deployment were for the JWST team. “Working with NASA to document this mission has been incredibly exhilarating,” said Producer Terri Randall of Randall Productions. And, the film will feature some of the telescope’s highly anticipated first images-the day after NASA releases them to the world-along with reactions from some of the team. The special takes viewers behind the scenes through the eyes of the engineers and scientists who have dedicated years-some even decades-of their lives to getting Webb off the ground. The film, which will also be available for streaming online at PBS.org/nova, on NOVA’s YouTube channel, and on the PBS video app, tells the dramatic story of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the largest and most innovative space telescope ever built, designed to peer deeper back in time and space than humans ever have before.
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New one-hour special shows how NASA engineers built and launched the most ambitious telescope of all time, and the transformational discoveries this new eye on the universe has the power to uncoverīOSTON, J(PBS PR) -The PBS science series NOVA, a production of GBH will premiere a one-hour special, ULTIMATE SPACE TELESCOPE, Wednesday, July 13 at 9pm ET/8C on PBS. The forward pallet structure is seen here in the foreground, in its unfolded state. Engineers at Northrop Grumman Space Park in Redondo Beach, California, oversee Webb’s final mirror fold test in April 2021.
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