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Nearly Three Years Since Launch, Webb Is a Hit Among Astronomers
jeudi 7 novembre 2024, 08:00 , par Slashdot
More than 600 scientists will review the proposals and select the most promising ones for time on Webb. The largest share of proposals would involve observing 'high-redshift' galaxies among the first generation of galaxies that formed after the Big Bang. Galaxies this old and distant have their light stretched to longer wavelengths due to the expansion of the Universe. Research involving exoplanet atmospheres and stars and stellar populations were the second- and third-most popular science categories in this cycle. It seems astronomers have no shortage of ideas about where to look. Maybe one day, new super heavy-lift rockets or advancements in in-space assembly will make it possible to deploy space telescopes even more sensitive than Webb. Until then, we can be thankful that Webb is performing well and has a good shot of far outliving its original five-year design life. Let's continue enjoying the show. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
https://science.slashdot.org/story/24/11/07/0041226/nearly-three-years-since-launch-webb-is-a-hit-am...
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