Learn about the Next Great Space Telescope from a Nobel Prize Winner!
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SEATING IS LIMITED for this FREE event! The iconic Hubble Space Telescope is the size of a school bus. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is the size of a tennis court. Launching in 2018, JWST is going to study the atmospheres of planets around other stars and how galaxies are born. Dr. John Mather, Senior Project Scientist for JWST and Nobel Laureate in Physics (2006) will be talking about his past and the future of space exploration with JWST. He will be joined by Dr. Stefanie Milam, JWST Deputy Project Scientist, who has worked on the project since 2012. Dr. Milam is responsible for educating the community in the scientific future that will be enabled by the world’s most powerful telescope, the $8.7 billion JWST.
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