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834: What Will JWST Discover? Everything You Need To Know | The Big Q
James Webb is the most expensive and most advanced telescope in human history. Will it be worth its $10B price? What it will discover? How long will JWST last? Will it ever be serviced? All the answers are in this episode of The Big Q.00:00 Intro00:39 How JWST came together.02:58 The telescope that ate astronomy.04:36 Leading to launch.06:08 Staying at the L2 Lagrange point.07:09 Infrared spectrum observations. What will JWST see?11:06 Potential targets for JWST.15:12 What is Fraser most excited about?16:53 What will the pictures look like?18:12 How long will JWST last?20:30 Even more info…
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