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James Webb Space Telescope

When:
Tuesday, March 23, 2021, 9:00 PM until 10:00 PM
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Join the NASA Night Sky Network on Tuesday, March 23 at 6pm Pacific (9pm Eastern) to hear Dr. Kelly Lepo update us with the latest on the James Webb Space Telescope.

The James Webb Space Telescope, NASA's next flagship space observatory, will launch in October 2021. In this presentation, Dr. Lepo will discuss the science and challenges of infrared astronomy, as well as the big questions that the Webb telescope will help to answer: What were the first galaxies like? How do galaxies change over time? How do stars and planets form in those galaxies? What are the atmospheres of planets around other stars made of?
 
She will also discuss what to expect in the 6 months after launch, as controllers carefully unfold and prepare the telescope to take its first science images. You will also learn how you can host your own event celebrating the Webb launch, deployment or first images.
 
About Dr. Kelly Lepo

Dr. Kelly Lepo is an Education and Outreach Scientist at the Space Telescope Science Institute, where she works to support outreach efforts for the upcoming James Webb Space Telescope. She has a PhD in Astronomy and Astrophysics from the University of Toronto. She has served as the Coordinator of the McGill Space Institute, designed undergraduate teaching labs, taught physics at Gonzaga University, and helped build the Large Hadron Collider at CERN.

Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_v4pKdebDQli7dWUSWShk5A

Find additional info on this webinar's resource page (NSN login required).:
https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/download-view.cfm?Doc_ID=687

Further Information
Find details on current, past and future webinars, along with our upcoming webinar schedule, on the NSN webinar series news page: https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/news-display.cfm?News_ID=707 

A livestream will also be available to everyone via the Night Sky Network YouTube channel: 
https://youtu.be/pU224REaSEU