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New Eye on the Universe

Join scientists as they use NASA’s brand new James Webb Space Telescope to peer deep in time to hunt for the first stars and galaxies in our universe, and try to detect the fingerprints of life in the atmospheres of distant exoplanets

New Eye on the Universe

53m 31s

Join scientists as they use NASA’s brand new James Webb Space Telescope to peer deep in time to hunt for the first stars and galaxies in our universe, and try to detect the fingerprints of life in the atmospheres of distant exoplanets

Previews + Extras

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    New Eye on the Universe Preview

    S50 E4 - 27s

    Join scientists as they use NASA’s brand new James Webb Space Telescope to peer deep in time to hunt for the first stars and galaxies in our universe, and try to detect the fingerprints of life in the atmospheres of distant exoplanets.

  • How NASA Colors Images of the Universe: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How NASA Colors Images of the Universe

    S50 E4 - 3m 8s

    The James Webb Space Telescope detects infrared light, which our eyes can’t see. Data image developers bring those observations into the visible light spectrum, where they take on the colors of the rainbow.

  • JWST Searches for Life in Our Solar System: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    JWST Searches for Life in Our Solar System

    S50 E4 - 6m 22s

    There are three places in our solar system, beyond Earth, that are good candidates to look for life: Europa, one of Jupiter’s moons, Enceladus, and Titan, two of Saturn’s moons.

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