Looking back in time with the James Webb Space Telescope

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  • čas přidán 11. 12. 2021
  • Scott Pelley reports on the James Webb Space Telescope, due to launch December 22. Scientists hope it will be able to see the universe’s first stars and galaxies.
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  • @youtubeconnollyfamily
    @youtubeconnollyfamily Před 2 lety +1350

    I can’t even explain how excited I am for this. This should be on every news channel the day it launches.

    • @yoshimitsu8643
      @yoshimitsu8643 Před 2 lety +21

      When can we see the picture of “the birth of creation”

    • @wolf3755
      @wolf3755 Před 2 lety +8

      At 7 am est

    • @yoshimitsu8643
      @yoshimitsu8643 Před 2 lety +2

      @@wolf3755 how long is that in light years

    • @spikespa5208
      @spikespa5208 Před 2 lety +6

      Almost 8 hours ago. Ya missed it.

    • @pythonxz
      @pythonxz Před 2 lety +6

      @Hairless Dog Both are very exciting, but the latter is what excites me most.

  • @jdmrc93
    @jdmrc93 Před 2 lety +834

    "Chances are, what we see, we will not understand. The very definition of wonder."
    Godspeed Webb. I've been following you for over half of my life. I can't wait to see what wonders await us.

    • @nelsonkim8561
      @nelsonkim8561 Před 2 lety +7

      Ooh🤗, you heard that one too. I can't wait

    • @rogerhargreaves2272
      @rogerhargreaves2272 Před 2 lety +32

      I really hope the launch & deployment goes 100% ok. This is a chance in a lifetime experiment. 🤞🏻

    • @braydancoe6265
      @braydancoe6265 Před 2 lety +5

      Hopefully it doesn't blow up on launch. 💥 Wats the chance that happens right.

    • @rogerhargreaves2272
      @rogerhargreaves2272 Před 2 lety +8

      @@braydancoe6265 - I hope not. That would suggest sabotage.

    • @purplehz97
      @purplehz97 Před 2 lety +10

      It's been a long time coming. Very excited to see what this thing can do. Here's to a successful launch and deployment.

  • @maverik15j
    @maverik15j Před 2 lety +34

    I’ve known about this for all of five minutes and already my anxiety can’t handle it. God bless the engineers and this mission

  • @BrandonQ1995
    @BrandonQ1995 Před 2 lety +288

    I'm so nervous about the launch. If this doesn't go perfectly, not only could it push back our knowledge of the universe a century but it will literally take decades for NASA to at least secure funding and begin reconstruction efforts again. I can only imagine how the engineers feel...

    • @chrisbruggers8076
      @chrisbruggers8076 Před 2 lety +21

      I mean it won't push back our knowledge.. it would delay future knowledge

    • @danieldewilson
      @danieldewilson Před 2 lety +24

      @@chrisbruggers8076 thats what he means. Just a different way to say it

    • @NiceNoice
      @NiceNoice Před 2 lety +4

      U should be more affraid of space junk + dw if this one fails china is already making a better one

    • @bluedog1052
      @bluedog1052 Před 2 lety +8

      They might even find out that there actually never was an Adam and or Eve.....or any God for that matter and it was all just perspective and persuasion

    • @peterparker9286
      @peterparker9286 Před 2 lety

      Um up ya they dont talk about the laboratory on it that is going to be powered by solar. . Hope it kablows on the launch. We all know this is a tool to pick out de plor ables. Ka plew eeeee

  • @rong1924
    @rong1924 Před 2 lety +75

    All I want for Christmas is for the James Webb to work.

    • @spikespa5208
      @spikespa5208 Před 2 lety +4

      After travel, deployment, orientation, and testing, it'll be February? until we know it works. I'll settle for Valentine's Day.

  • @wiltonguilloryjr8763
    @wiltonguilloryjr8763 Před 2 lety +110

    I am 73 y/o and get excited as a kid just thinking about this. A true achievement for humanity.

    • @fieldfairy9845
      @fieldfairy9845 Před 2 lety +1

      I agree! Just try and imagine everything we’ll know in a 1000 years. It’s beyond comprehension

    • @larushka1
      @larushka1 Před 2 lety +7

      I’m 70 and I always said I wanted to live long enough to find proof of life on Mars. Well, we’re pretty much there. So now I want to live long enough to see boots on Mars, so Elon Musk better hurry up with his Starship……

    • @ryano.8768
      @ryano.8768 Před 2 lety +1

      @BlackholeTtson452 it will be able to see planets in infra red too. With a coronagraph it can block the light from a star light years away and see the light from the orbiting planets, some of which is infra red. But yes, you are right, the reason the chose or is to see red shifted light from the early universe.

  • @cactusheart9632
    @cactusheart9632 Před 2 lety +14

    As an electrical engineer working on a complex communication system, I can only imagine what they've gone through for the past 25 years, testing and testing, the meetings, the new test plan developments, etc etc etc... must be so crazy to work on something that requires perfect yield and only has one shot to work!

    • @howardbaxter2514
      @howardbaxter2514 Před 2 lety +5

      Think about all the advancements in technology that had to be made for this to work too.

  • @jsjj
    @jsjj Před 2 lety +6

    What a society we live in where celebrity birthdays get more press than something of this magnitude.

  • @AngeloXification
    @AngeloXification Před 2 lety +605

    I love seeing how excited scientists get when talking about their particular field.

    • @Rockit-
      @Rockit- Před 2 lety +17

      Yeah, good to see passion about a field of study that just gets some people excited.

    • @pythonxz
      @pythonxz Před 2 lety +15

      I'm excited to see their discoveries. We need this inspiration in our lives.

    • @aemrt5745
      @aemrt5745 Před 2 lety +13

      As a man who lives and embraces his nerdiness, I speak for all my people. We are very excited and geeking out!

    • @ThrustersX
      @ThrustersX Před 2 lety +8

      Everyone should be excited as not only will we ever see the first moments after the big bang but also see other signs of alien life in other exoplanets too.

    • @leif1075
      @leif1075 Před 2 lety

      Was building and putting it together actually fun and enjoyable and not tedious though I hope? Because to me it seems that cknstruction part would be tedious and mechanical..

  • @samvince6228
    @samvince6228 Před 2 lety +74

    To think 150 years ago we didn’t even have motor cars now we can potentially see the beginning of the universe

    • @dumitrulangham1721
      @dumitrulangham1721 Před 2 lety +10

      Hope we’ll find have some intergalactic neighbours! If they proof in atmosphere of Trappist system I think that’s what they are aiming at.

    • @O-.-O
      @O-.-O Před 2 lety +1

      Yeah because we have motor cars only for 135 years now xD

    • @georgedawson235
      @georgedawson235 Před 2 lety +1

      70 years ago we didn't even broke the sound barrier lol mental to think

    • @dukedub
      @dukedub Před 2 lety +1

      I wonder how fast the cars aliens drive are

  • @Olga-jm5xf
    @Olga-jm5xf Před 2 lety +46

    We certainly got an out-of-this-world Merry Christmas with the launching of the Webb Telescope. Grateful to everybody who participated and will continue to work on the space explorations.

  • @dustintravis8791
    @dustintravis8791 Před 2 lety +7

    These people are so amazing. Thank you for what you all do.

  • @misterjack9991
    @misterjack9991 Před 2 lety +471

    For anyone wondering, after the James Webb Telescope's been launched to space, it will need 6 months to start fully functioning, so it will be around June of 2022.

    • @rodeoclownobama5796
      @rodeoclownobama5796 Před 2 lety +27

      it's a piece of crap

    • @misterjack9991
      @misterjack9991 Před 2 lety +101

      @@rodeoclownobama5796 nobody asked for your opinion

    • @robertbrookshire4845
      @robertbrookshire4845 Před 2 lety +3

      Why so long

    • @RF.243
      @RF.243 Před 2 lety +8

      @@misterjack9991 No one cares about you peasant

    • @mattycheeze4131
      @mattycheeze4131 Před 2 lety +3

      @@rodeoclownobama5796 yeah, we stopped selling them 6 months ago, Chinese made piece of crap 💩 🚽 🧻

  • @aemrt5745
    @aemrt5745 Před 2 lety +313

    As an Aerospace and Mechanical Engineer I am amazed by the design. Kudos to the incredible talent that created this. As an amatuer astronomer, I CANNOT WAIT to see the science come in!

    • @razam2849
      @razam2849 Před 2 lety +5

      Your not alone for sure

    • @chickenlittleflatearth423
      @chickenlittleflatearth423 Před 2 lety

      Can you explain to us why pilots never have to lower thier aircraft nose to compensate for the curvature of earrth?

    • @aemrt5745
      @aemrt5745 Před 2 lety +3

      @@razam2849 YES! I am happy to see so much interest in this. Our local observatory hosted a NASA Ambassador to talk about JSTW. Had a good crowd and I was happy to see many young people.

    • @naveenk2524
      @naveenk2524 Před 2 lety

      Do people ever think that
      Our human body is designed to sustain on Earth. our biology, bone density, heart pumping power based on gravity, respiratory system etc..
      Imagine habitable planets the size of jupiter, definitely gravity is strong, our bones are brittle for it, the pressure is higher that we bleed out of our 9 holes unlike life that originated there has no problem. We can't even survive inside our oceans depth

    • @stevenwalk8564
      @stevenwalk8564 Před 2 lety +10

      @@chickenlittleflatearth423 Newton figured this out in 1687. It's not a mystery.

  • @jeffreyhansen2702
    @jeffreyhansen2702 Před 2 lety +4

    I have been waiting for this ever since I read about it 10 years ago, let’s hope all goes well and the incredible teams have done their job!
    Good luck

  • @omarochoa5374
    @omarochoa5374 Před 2 lety

    1/12/21 knowing it has successfully launch and has completed maneuvering into place flawlessly, makes me emotional! Thank you for your hard work and dedication. I CANNOT WAIT! Mankind will look back to the moments when the first images came!

  • @barbara5495
    @barbara5495 Před 2 lety +144

    Can't wait! I am fascinated with Astrophysics. This is going to be huge.

    • @terrrell7798
      @terrrell7798 Před 2 lety +2

      Can someone please explain to me how exactly will this telescope see back in time? Will our creator even allow this? I'm not religious so no arguments. Let's have a civilized chat people.

    • @Commenter_OF_youtube
      @Commenter_OF_youtube Před 2 lety +3

      @@terrrell7798 I think its cuz the planets are far far away from us so we see the past of if i guess..........?

    • @mCblue79
      @mCblue79 Před 2 lety +16

      @@terrrell7798 as the sun is 8 'light minutes' away, we in actuality see the sun as it *was* 8 minutes ago. And the sun is relatively close to Earth. As you move out further and observe objects that are light *years* away, you're seeing things as they were *years* ago, as the light entering your eyes left that object years ago. So, for an object 65 million light years away, for example, you're actually seeing it as it *was* when dinosaurs roamed the earth. In effect, looking into the past. Think of something a *billion light years* away; you're seeing things as they were a billion years ago.

    • @beta_cygni1950
      @beta_cygni1950 Před 2 lety +4

      Terrrell , I am copying a response that I wrote to another commenter who asked a similar question. I hope it gives some insight. (By the way: no "god" required).
      ---------------------------------------
      I'll try to answer your question in a couple ways. If you think about it, it makes total sense.
      1. This simply has to do with how light does not move from point A to point B instantly. And the light that we need to see any object has to take time to travel to your eyes to see it.
      Visible light (which is simply an electromagnetic wave, no different from radio waves or microwaves) travels at a finite & constant speed. The light that reflects off of any object has to travel the distance to your eyes, which takes some time.
      So, you are seeing the object as it was "in the past". That is, you're seeing it as it was when the photons originally got reflected off of it... and those photons are *just now* hitting your eyes.
      2. This has nothing to do with the effect of telescopes. In fact, you don't see ANYTHING in "real time". EVERYTHING that you see is delayed.
      For example, the light that is reflected off the phone that im typing this comment on has to travel a distance to my eyes in order for me to see it. It is a short distance, so it doesn't take much time. But it does take SOME time.
      Im holding my phone about 8 inches from my face right now. So, im seeing my phone as it was about 700 picoseconds in the past.... NOT as it is right now.
      And that goes for EVERYTHING that you see.
      3. If you think about it, you don't perceive ANYTHING in "real time." As im touching my phone, the electro-chemical signals take some time to travel from my fingers, up my spine, and to be processed in my brain. I "feel" my phone as it was "in the past" (probably on the order microseconds of delay), not how it is "now".
      4. Again.... This has nothing to do with the effect of telescopes. It has everything to do with the fact that light takes a finite amount of times to travel. And we of course can't perceive anything until that light finishes travelling that distance and finally gets to our eyes!

    • @ezekielmajor5511
      @ezekielmajor5511 Před 2 lety +1

      No doubt. I've been waiting for years to see this. Can't wait until this thing gets up there. I have no doubt everything will go smoothly. Failure is not an option on this mission. I want all of those magnificent questions answered.

  • @theInfiniteAwakening
    @theInfiniteAwakening Před 2 lety +206

    Imagine the details that the Webb Telescope is going to reveal in our lifetime! It's going to be beyond wonder!

    • @atlantic_love
      @atlantic_love Před 2 lety +3

      What's it going to reveal that you think is going to be of any real benefit to anyone on Earth? Maybe, maybe, future generations will reach the stars, but the odds are extremely against that. I don't think I can recall a single thing that astronomy has discovered that's done anything of real positive good on Earth.

    • @ronsnow402
      @ronsnow402 Před 2 lety +3

      I hope it succeeds, we are only a few days away, for what was a huge wait.

    • @sultanmahfries6402
      @sultanmahfries6402 Před 2 lety +25

      @@atlantic_love you, sir, have no imagination and wonder! We'll see what can be discovered when those pictures come out!

    • @xx3868
      @xx3868 Před 2 lety +12

      @@atlantic_love It moves our minds forward away from from thousands of years of ignorance and many Gods and all that delusional nonsense where the word "Belief" is the most destructive and dangerous word used around simple gullible and impressionable people. Even today even faker and proven fake churches like Scientology and Mormon, we still lap it up and give money and control over to them and them cry when we find out it was all a scam.
      We are part of this universe and the JWT will answer many questions and pose even more like the soil and rock from the moon but its pieces of the puzzle slowly put into place.
      Most exciting and relevant to mist i guess is are we alone. It can see and sample planets and atmospheres and what if we find life say within 100 light years, just near by ? What happens to humans being centre of everything then. No doubt this will happen or when we build massive ones on the moon, we will sample those planets of other stars and get the answer and discover the universe is teeming with life where it can form away from radiation and vacuum just like here on earth....

    • @atlantic_love
      @atlantic_love Před 2 lety

      @@sultanmahfries6402 And I will stand corrected when that time comes!

  • @e.mcguire1538
    @e.mcguire1538 Před 2 lety

    One of the finest 60 Minutes programs ever. Thank you CBS and Scott Pelley.

  • @a3decks764
    @a3decks764 Před 2 lety +4

    This is amazing! To be able to look this far back in time.. perhaps even to the original launch date

  • @YdnickniL
    @YdnickniL Před 2 lety +41

    The contract I work for has been planning, building, testing and prepping JWST for launch since it's inception. We are so excited to see it launch next week. Thank you for all the hard work of all the wonderful people who have worked on this for so many years.

    • @andrejdrame9641
      @andrejdrame9641 Před 2 lety +1

      IDIOTS

    • @snowkracker
      @snowkracker Před 2 lety

      Let’s hope the launch goes as planned. To me 10 billion dollars seems pretty expensive for only a 5-10 year lifespan. Aside from that I am excited to see what is learned about our universe.

    • @lanceash
      @lanceash Před 2 lety +1

      @@andrejdrame9641 interesting. What exactly is your issue here?

    • @corey2232
      @corey2232 Před 2 lety +1

      @@andrejdrame9641 Great contribution to the discussion! I'm sure all the people in your life come to your first for your invaluable & brilliant takes & opinions!

    • @enadegheeghaghe6369
      @enadegheeghaghe6369 Před 2 lety +1

      @@snowkracker Apple makes more than that in a week from share price fluctuations alone. LOL

  • @davidwashington895
    @davidwashington895 Před 2 lety +89

    I'm way too old to get this many goosebumps thinking about the wonders this telescope will reveal. Looking forward to the next 5-7 years!

    • @genkisudo
      @genkisudo Před 2 lety +5

      I’m worried that something will go wrong:.. so many moving parts have to work 😨

    • @midwestmike613
      @midwestmike613 Před 2 lety +7

      @@genkisudo true but look how well they did with the Mars roover and the many problems that faced. This has taken decades and hundreds if not thousands of the most intelligent people in that field to build it have faith if anyone can make it work its people like this.

    • @Scottocaster6668
      @Scottocaster6668 Před 2 lety

      @@midwestmike613 Right on! 👍

    • @chadgrimes252
      @chadgrimes252 Před 2 lety

      @Midwest Mike agreed we need to have faith that everything will go great i'm excited to see what we find out

    • @midwestmike613
      @midwestmike613 Před 2 lety

      @@chadgrimes252 the way it sounds it's made it thru a number of hurdles so far. It's in orbit at the location they wanted and it unfolded the gigantic mirrors properly. Next they will align the gigantic mirrors and telescope and get the proper temperature for operating correctly. This should take a couple months on its own and we will maybe see photos by summer.

  • @Gotenham
    @Gotenham Před 2 lety +9

    incredible, what a time to be alive to witness its discoveries!!

  • @brettzimmerman4566
    @brettzimmerman4566 Před 2 lety +1

    This is so amazing I’m so excited for the launch and the images to come back in!

  • @johnzuijdveld9585
    @johnzuijdveld9585 Před 2 lety +50

    It's such a marvelous time to be alive! having learned so much from the beginning till now and then finding that we now can learn/see 100 times better! I'm gobsmacked!
    With all the problems that are facing us today it's easy to think in dark terms, but our science is phenomenal ! It outdoes our more basic tendencies and leads us however reluctantly into times when we can better address our mismanagement of our home.

  • @haimbenavraham1502
    @haimbenavraham1502 Před 2 lety +120

    Can't even imagine the tension and anxiety those marvelous engineers and scientists are going through.

    • @WaterspoutsOfTheDeep
      @WaterspoutsOfTheDeep Před 2 lety +2

      It's taken so long and the design is so convoluted I wouldn't doubt it if they let go of their expectations a long time ago and are more thinking about the next one. James Web seems like learning experience of a bad design concept. Remember it was designed like two decades ago, we've come a long way.

    • @Shvabicu
      @Shvabicu Před 2 lety +11

      @Hugh Mass-stiff lmao you're a 🤡

    • @JusNoBS420
      @JusNoBS420 Před 2 lety +4

      The rocket launch will be several minutes of terror for everyone involved. Then there is the hundreds of steps before it’s fully deployed

    • @zakwanberlin
      @zakwanberlin Před 2 lety +3

      @Hugh Mass-stiff you fool, you can literally see all the solar system planets, galaxies, and nebulae with detail from Earth. Just get a telescope. To see more galaxy and some nebula detail, pop a camera and set a long exposure.

    • @zakwanberlin
      @zakwanberlin Před 2 lety +1

      @Hugh Mass-stiff what? I don’t put my full trust in the government, considering their history with my people. The planets literally look like how they are shown. NASA isn’t the only space agency either, there’s like 71 across the world. Some of those countries that has one don’t really fool with the US like that either. Stop living in fantasy.

  • @jacksinsel8798
    @jacksinsel8798 Před 2 lety +2

    What a fantastic interview. Scott Pelly spoke very well. Asked great questions. Again a great interview. As humans we are all excited. God bless the scientists and engineers. Godspeed to the James Webb telescope and mission.

  • @B_Keat80
    @B_Keat80 Před 2 lety +5

    It's an amazing time in human history I can't wait to see what James Webb will uncover

  • @scoremat
    @scoremat Před 2 lety +51

    In my lifetime I was blown away by Hubble's Pillars Of Creation images... my mind short circuits thinking of the potential mysteries Webb could reveal. Godspeed JWST for a safe launch and a perfectly executed deployment

  • @basedviet
    @basedviet Před 2 lety +11

    I have had the privilege of seeing this thing in person and it is truly an incredible sight to see. so incredibly humbling.

    • @noway57
      @noway57 Před 2 lety +1

      If it breaks its you're fault

  • @zackx8147
    @zackx8147 Před 2 lety +5

    This is revolutionary! This is going to be looked back on as something that forged a path for a telescope that can actually see hypothetical planets tens of light years away and hopefully be able to see a real time image of what's happening on the surface. I'm talking so good you can see movement of daily life like we see aerial images of cars on the freeway!

  • @judelarkin2883
    @judelarkin2883 Před 2 lety +13

    I used to be somewhat opposed to the spending on these big science projects when there is so much need in disadvantaged communities in this country. Then I went to Iraq and saw the US’s out of control spending there. That’s when I realized it isn’t science that is siphoning money for education and infrastructure in poor communities. Now I know we could actually have more science and lift up communities. I’m not a “bleeding heart liberal”, just a person that has seen this country and what the government spends money on outside this country.

    • @devilsatan2973
      @devilsatan2973 Před 2 lety

      There's plenty of waste, fraud, and abuse to go around sadly!

  • @amir.hazwan
    @amir.hazwan Před 2 lety +35

    The fact that it gets launched on my late father's birthday make it more special than it already is. :)

  • @avanith3579
    @avanith3579 Před 2 lety +20

    The engineers and scientists that work on these amazing projects that push humanity forward up the tech tree are heroes of humanity.

  • @randybaumery5090
    @randybaumery5090 Před 2 lety +2

    I'm so glad it finally flew. I cannot wait for the images.

  • @davidshareefChTPhD
    @davidshareefChTPhD Před 2 lety

    I am so excited I have been waiting on this for 26 years and the day is almost come this is going to be awesome for humanity

  • @annikameret9611
    @annikameret9611 Před 2 lety +8

    I’ve not heard about this before but now I’m SO excited for this! How absolutely amazing 😍

  • @bajorekjon
    @bajorekjon Před 2 lety +15

    Shout out to everyone involved in making this amazing telescope, I hope everything goes smoothly on the 22nd.

    • @heniohenrykowski3571
      @heniohenrykowski3571 Před 2 lety

      > Shout out to everyone involved in making this amazing telescope, (...).
      Predominantly women as this movie apparently suggests.
      What a piece of politically correct brainwashing.
      Thumb down.

    • @howardbaxter2514
      @howardbaxter2514 Před 2 lety

      @@heniohenrykowski3571 huh? What are you talking about?

  • @packetcreeper
    @packetcreeper Před 2 lety +1

    I've been pumped about this for a long time. If everything works I think our minds will be blown in the coming months.

  • @amandaredd3057
    @amandaredd3057 Před 2 lety +2

    This is so exciting and absolutely incredible! Such ingenious minds 🤯

  • @tknapp
    @tknapp Před 2 lety +24

    One word: GOOSEBUMPS! Godspeed Webb! 👍🏻

  • @Tao_Peace
    @Tao_Peace Před 2 lety +29

    I truly believe that this will indeed be life changing for humanity! Finally answering the questions of life in this universe! History for all mankind!

    • @amaymankad121
      @amaymankad121 Před 2 lety +1

      Look up the Extremely large Telescope and Luvoir

    • @billt8504
      @billt8504 Před 2 lety +1

      Really? You are welcome to your opinion, of course. But it's just as likely to not answer anything. That is, Webb won't find any evidence of life anywhere. And scientists will still say, "just because we can't detect it doesn't mean life's not out there somewhere." And we'll continue looking. I don't see this changing anyone's life that didn't work on the project. On the whole continents of Africa and South America I don't see anyone's life changing because of Webb.

    • @danf1862
      @danf1862 Před 2 lety +4

      @@billt8504 Your lack of vision is common. It's why it took so long for a project like this to become a reality.

    • @justins8802
      @justins8802 Před 2 lety +1

      @@danf1862 He May lack vision, but he’s right. The JWST may unlock secrets of the universe that will revolutionize astrophysics and cosmology, but that’s not going to matter to the daily lives of most people.
      But it also might just show us that we need an even better telescope.
      Or it could blow up.

    • @randomrouting
      @randomrouting Před 2 lety +2

      @@justins8802 Supposedly the same thing was said when electromagnetism was discovered. We have no idea what might come from the discoveries that await.

  • @SandyWolf-
    @SandyWolf- Před 2 lety

    This is so awesome I can't wait to see all the pics this super telescope shows!!!!👍great job on completing this project!!

  • @restoreamerica1558
    @restoreamerica1558 Před 2 lety +6

    This is long awaited and I can’t wait to get the results back from this. Hopefully we will see some amazing discoveries. I get excited about the things we might discover that we didn’t expect. What’s a little scary is that once sent it’s “unrepairable”. We need some good news and success in the country! Things like this bring us back to reality amidst much division.

    • @alanparsonsfan
      @alanparsonsfan Před 2 lety

      Actually, Elon Musk could probably get Starship out to it; it's only 1/50th or so of the distance to Mars....

    • @omarochoa5374
      @omarochoa5374 Před 2 lety

      This is for earth. Not America! But I understand what you mean.

  • @Slowhand871
    @Slowhand871 Před 2 lety +37

    I’ve been waiting for 20 years for this. Without a doubt the biggest mission man has attempted in our existence.

    • @onewhostudies6856
      @onewhostudies6856 Před 2 lety +1

      You think this is a big mission? Just wait until we have to deflect Apophis with a nuke.

    • @atlantic_love
      @atlantic_love Před 2 lety +3

      @@onewhostudies6856 Good point. All these "greatest" and "biggest" are just variations on a theme of exaggeration and pointless nerd circle-jerking.

    • @patricknelson
      @patricknelson Před 2 lety +4

      @@atlantic_love pshh. Yeah. Nerds! What do _they_ know, huh? 😏

    • @Slowhand871
      @Slowhand871 Před 2 lety +1

      @@atlantic_love glad you are here in the circle. Lend a hand ( you too Kristy) or two!

    • @atlantic_love
      @atlantic_love Před 2 lety +1

      @@Slowhand871 You've been talking to Kristy :) He's the chef, I'm the nerd lol.

  • @jamesoverholt878
    @jamesoverholt878 Před 2 lety +55

    I'm so excited for this. Just like there was a before Hubble and after Hubble. There will be a before Webb and after Webb

  • @bretts4544
    @bretts4544 Před 2 lety +7

    With all the chaos going on in the world, it’s nice that the human race still has the will and power to progress.

  • @zjavvi
    @zjavvi Před 2 lety +1

    finally been wating for this since my child hood days

  • @MSTRWindu
    @MSTRWindu Před 2 lety +4

    This segment had me grinning from ear to ear. Simply cannot wait for launch. Big thanks to the bright minds seeking the unknown!

  • @discoverymoi
    @discoverymoi Před 2 lety +5

    Great interviews, I’m so pumped for the launch of these device into space.

  • @Jtone_philthy_aquatics
    @Jtone_philthy_aquatics Před 2 lety +2

    What a life!!! We live in some very interesting times! I’m excited to see how this plays out 🤞

  • @NobodyQuiteLikeMe
    @NobodyQuiteLikeMe Před 2 lety +1

    I can't freaking wait! I have been waiting about 6 months since I learned about it.

  • @Talleyhoooo
    @Talleyhoooo Před 2 lety +6

    It’s been a long journey already for the JWST, and it hasn’t even taken off. It’s a joy to see that it’s taking off soon

  • @stcredzero
    @stcredzero Před 2 lety +11

    The thumbnail they chose for this video, totally makes the JWT look like an Imperial Star Destroyer!

  • @ex1tium
    @ex1tium Před 2 lety +1

    This is something that should excite everyone. Can't wait for all the cool stuff we will find out about the nature of reality and universe with it.

  • @Coastlconn
    @Coastlconn Před 2 lety

    Just amazing can’t wait to see what Webb finds

  • @KenDoughman
    @KenDoughman Před 2 lety +143

    I'm incredibly interested in what we might find out about the Trappist-1 system. This is a solar system with 3 or maybe 4 planets in the habitable zone and with JWT we will be able to learn more about the planets' chemical composition and just how habitable they are. The system is 39 light years away so it's not any place we'll visit in our life time, but these are the first steps and may lead to human exploration perhaps centuries in the future.

    • @Isawwhatyoudid
      @Isawwhatyoudid Před 2 lety +14

      I'm pretty sure that is the very system the last astronomer was talking about as far as getting an atmospheric spectrograph to see what gasses surround each planet and if that is indicative of life. I remember it was huge news when they first announced the number and type of planets they discovered there. It is supposed to be a relatively calm star as far as red dwarfs go. If one or more of those planets are habitable they could be so far an unfathomable length of time. Stars like Trappist-1 being on the light side even for red dwarfs have the ability to live up to 4-5 trillion years.

    • @trespire
      @trespire Před 2 lety +2

      @Ken Doughman Acording to a reliable source, one of those planets is home to the Clangers.
      czcams.com/video/HArUmqqiL0s/video.html

    • @COO415
      @COO415 Před 2 lety +3

      @Ken... Dude, dream on, dream on buddy. I'm into science & tech more than the average guy but humans travelling the speed of light is NOT and will NEVER be for humans with flesh and blood - ever.

    • @BooyahL
      @BooyahL Před 2 lety

      @@COO415 czcams.com/video/3WtgmT5CYU8/video.html

    • @KenDoughman
      @KenDoughman Před 2 lety +20

      @@COO415 and if you told someone 200 years ago that humans would fly in airplanes and go to the moon they would say that was impossible too.
      Even if it takes 1000 years we’ll leave this solar system… as long as we don’t destroy ourselves before then.

  • @1skyofrog
    @1skyofrog Před 2 lety +35

    Time is weird. We can look back in time, but never go there. We cannot see into the future, but we can go there.

    • @Autotross
      @Autotross Před 2 lety +9

      And we have fingertips but not toetips, yet we can tiptoe but not tipfinger.

    • @joebanks3698
      @joebanks3698 Před 2 lety +1

      Time is a human construct; ergo it is illogical and "weird."

    • @adamburling9551
      @adamburling9551 Před 2 lety

      Time is the biggest illusion of them all

  • @LeonardisRock
    @LeonardisRock Před 2 lety

    Wow, actual journalism. Good for you CBS!

  • @nodnarb3540
    @nodnarb3540 Před 2 lety

    So excited to see what Webb uncovers!!!

  • @metafuel
    @metafuel Před 2 lety +3

    This was excellent. Thank you for making this superb information free.

    • @arjanterveen9534
      @arjanterveen9534 Před 2 lety

      Thanks,but still i'm amateur Astrom;beliver overwin but respect bounderi's in space'!

  • @TT-ww8vv
    @TT-ww8vv Před 2 lety +11

    What a time to be alive!

    • @reneedaniel2881
      @reneedaniel2881 Před 2 lety +2

      👍 agreed

    • @dumitrulangham1721
      @dumitrulangham1721 Před 2 lety

      Make two 👏😱🪐

    • @glennstasse5698
      @glennstasse5698 Před 2 lety +2

      When I was a kid our whole family stood in the backyard one night and marveled as we saw Sputnik sail by in the sky. Just a light dot moving across the black sky. Now, in less than one lifetime, look how far we’ve come! And some people eschew science even now! For me, the wonder is endless, unbounded. I’m fortunate to be here in this time.

  • @deanshort9011
    @deanshort9011 Před 2 lety +1

    W-O-W !!! I echo all of the enthusiasm of the other posts here. I have a level of excitement and wonder beyond words for what the JWST will reveal to us. Absolutely thrilled by the responses that the scientists and engineers shared and ALL of their collective brilliance to make this launch a super spectacular mind-bending experience. I ask the Universe to make this telescope a flawless series of moments leading us ultimately to one incredible success story after another that yields a cascade of new scientific secrets that presently we can only imagine.

  • @goldenshine9434
    @goldenshine9434 Před 2 lety +11

    Even if the telescope fails, it is a worthy endeavor. For the cost though, I wish it had more fuel for a longer mission.

    • @enadegheeghaghe6369
      @enadegheeghaghe6369 Před 2 lety +2

      Most NASA missions exceed their expected life times. Hobble has lasted 3 times longer than expected. Even the little helicopter on the Mars perseverance mission has flown 15 times (it was not expected to do more than 3 flights)

    • @joevignolor4u949
      @joevignolor4u949 Před 2 lety

      The James Webb telescope has provisions to be refueled. This was done in case either a manned or robotic spacecraft is developed sometime in the future that can go out there and replenish the thruster propellants. If the telescope is healthy otherwise and if it can be refueled extending its mission is possible. And for how long? Who knows.

  • @FernandoRodriguez-kl3oc
    @FernandoRodriguez-kl3oc Před 2 lety +5

    Wow.. Let’s all hope and pray it works so we may expand our knowledge and understanding of our universe by leaps and bounds. Of course, it’ll likely also lead to more questions (since we don’t know what we don’t know) but that’ll also be exciting and eye-opening.

  • @meejinhuang
    @meejinhuang Před 2 lety +28

    I'm glad this was funded. Many other Federal programs should have been cut to fund this.

  • @investlikeagirl4234
    @investlikeagirl4234 Před 2 lety +1

    So happy to know my future kids and grandkids will be here in a time where we have such a telescope. I hope I live long enough to witness some of the discoveries. 😍

  • @BlackCadian
    @BlackCadian Před 2 lety

    Wow that was great, love the host and his questions! Thanks!

  • @xyzhero8480
    @xyzhero8480 Před 2 lety +3

    We have been hearing about this for quite a bit I hope the day of the launch goes smoothly for the better of humanity seeing through depth of space.

  • @jfm148
    @jfm148 Před 2 lety +9

    You interviewed the civilized (and highly advanced) part of humanity. Great to admire this advanced instrument and be proud to be human again. We need more of this.

    • @MBB563
      @MBB563 Před 2 lety

      sure if you say so....but Im sure GOD is looking down with some disgust as he sees the highly advanced part of humanity looking for life in the universe....billions of light years away, but yet these same brilliant minds will claim that a fetus is not life.

  • @joseacosta4500
    @joseacosta4500 Před 2 lety

    Been waiting for this since forever, the launch date is approaching fast.

  • @mohammadnajmi1725
    @mohammadnajmi1725 Před 2 lety

    I'm sooo excited about this project😍😍

  • @gauchodino6633
    @gauchodino6633 Před 2 lety +17

    Engineering Brilliance at it is finest! Brilliant Minds!

    • @billt8504
      @billt8504 Před 2 lety

      You can't call anyone brilliant until it works. It's not even launched yet and they are seven years overdue and billions over budget. If it works, I'll agree to your assessment; not before though.

    • @theofrustus3170
      @theofrustus3170 Před 2 lety +3

      @@billt8504
      To even think of such an idea in itself is without a doubt brilliance incarnate.

  • @michaell.8938
    @michaell.8938 Před 2 lety +6

    I sure hope nothing goes wrong, like Hubble. I'm very stoked for this!

  • @linettepellegrino2559
    @linettepellegrino2559 Před 2 lety

    This Whole Webb Telescope Is So Amazing I Am So Excited To See The First Pictures,

  • @Natanel-Alers
    @Natanel-Alers Před 2 lety

    I’ve been waiting for this thing since I was in middle school and I finally am able to see what this will bring

  • @truthbetold2567
    @truthbetold2567 Před 2 lety +10

    I'm huge into space and science videos so I didn't learn anything new here but for a 60 Minutes story this was impressive. For someone just hearing about the James Webb for the first time this is a good breakdown.

    • @devilsatan2973
      @devilsatan2973 Před 2 lety

      Yep. For once, they did a random act of jernalisum at 60 minutes!

  • @ShadowKingpin
    @ShadowKingpin Před 2 lety +8

    I am BEYOND excited for what James Webb will show us!

  • @ssherrierable
    @ssherrierable Před 2 lety

    This is just unbelievable and this is my first time learning about this.

  • @stefanritchie7667
    @stefanritchie7667 Před 2 lety

    I love the fact this was launched on my sons first Christmas will always remember this 🇬🇧

  • @ferc778
    @ferc778 Před 2 lety +3

    Me ha encantado. Muchas gracias!!!
    I enjoyed it a lot. Thank you very much.

  • @WestExplainsBest
    @WestExplainsBest Před 2 lety +4

    0:45
    Was really sure I was looking at a Star Destroyer for a second...

  • @spedboy1966
    @spedboy1966 Před 2 lety

    Been waiting years for this.

  • @theo9952
    @theo9952 Před 2 lety

    I am so much looking forward to the 22 of December and the first images of the cosmos from this amazing telescope !

  • @mclaine33
    @mclaine33 Před 2 lety +41

    It’s kinda sad it will only last 10 years if it’s successful. Hubble has been working for 30 years which is amazing. Maybe in 10 years they’ll get a plan to refuel it.

    • @TheBooban
      @TheBooban Před 2 lety +10

      Starship to the rescue!

    • @USS-SNAKE-ISLAND
      @USS-SNAKE-ISLAND Před 2 lety +1

      That may depend on the success of those 10 years!

    • @ryen7512
      @ryen7512 Před 2 lety +6

      For sure, it can't be hard these days for SpaceX to send up a refueling supply ship. It's only a million miles away. Mars is much, much further.

    • @hexicdragon3094
      @hexicdragon3094 Před 2 lety +3

      @@ryen7512 Mars is extremely hard to get to and it's a large planet with it's own gravity. This is a lone telescope that from what I heard is not designed for any kind of docking or refueling.

    • @3lueDemon
      @3lueDemon Před 2 lety +2

      Hubble was thought to last 15, and look at the rover missions that have gone on for years! Lets hope for the same with WEB.

  • @wenderella81
    @wenderella81 Před 2 lety +10

    Incredible. Absolutely fascinating.

  • @houstonharwood7197
    @houstonharwood7197 Před 2 lety +64

    There are 330 single points of failure on James Webb. I’m excited for the potential science that could come out of this, but the stakes couldn’t be higher and more on edge.
    If it works, the front page of every newspaper will be praising the designers and scientists behind this project. If it doesn’t, the front page of every newspaper will be questioning why $10 billion was spent on a project that had 330 single points at which it could completely fail.
    Fingers crossed boys and girls.

    • @carolinaboii1
      @carolinaboii1 Před 2 lety +1

      I would rather keep my tax dollars! Lol

    • @averageyoutubeuser5537
      @averageyoutubeuser5537 Před 2 lety +21

      @@carolinaboii1 Advancing the knowledge of humans to this degree is veeeeeeery much worth your couple of tax dollars! Lol!

    • @ryano.8768
      @ryano.8768 Před 2 lety +6

      @@carolinaboii1 then you should have elected someone who opposed the JWST, but the majority say yes, so you won’t miss you 12 ish dollars a year hopefully. I don’t like the government, but in reality only governments can afford these projects practically.

    • @ryano.8768
      @ryano.8768 Před 2 lety +3

      @@100percentBroonese then go outside, but or even make a telescope for a couple hundred dollars, and look into the cosmos. You’ll be able to see many of the structure James Webb and Hubble have looked or will look at. Knowledge is priceless, so if you’re so confident then spend the money to confirm it.

    • @extremeresponsibility4325
      @extremeresponsibility4325 Před 2 lety +1

      @@carolinaboii1 Good morning Elijah. It's normal for some not to want to do the work to advance humanity. Thankfully there are those with vision then do the work to advance on various fronts.

  • @fieldfairy9845
    @fieldfairy9845 Před 2 lety +4

    I’m so effing excited for this! When you look at it’s true capability, it’s mind blowing. This thing can see the exact atmosphere of a planet over 10000 light years a way…. That is absolutely mind blowing!!!🤯🤯🤯😱😳😳

    • @chadgrimes252
      @chadgrimes252 Před 2 lety

      Ikr this is going to be amazing i always wondered as a kid how the other parts of the universe looked and now at 22 yrs old all my questions are finally getting answered we are extremely lucky to be alive right now

  • @gordonplanb9658
    @gordonplanb9658 Před 2 lety +15

    Such a well-made video, the host is amazing and asks perfect questions!

    • @stevesmith2553
      @stevesmith2553 Před 2 lety

      I have a question ., what is the info from the jwst going to do for everyone. can I buy gas for my car

    • @gordonplanb9658
      @gordonplanb9658 Před 2 lety +3

      @@stevesmith2553 it will answer many many unanswered questions about space and our origin, did you not watch the video?

    • @JohnnyAngel8
      @JohnnyAngel8 Před 2 lety +3

      @@stevesmith2553 Hopefully, it will help us find more humility.

  • @TheExoplanetsChannel
    @TheExoplanetsChannel Před 2 lety +56

    It's exciting to know that this telescope will allow us to see the *_first image of the closest potentially habitable exoplanet_*

    • @jamesoverholt878
      @jamesoverholt878 Před 2 lety +4

      Lol, potentially is doing a lot of work in that sentence

    • @jamesoverholt878
      @jamesoverholt878 Před 2 lety +1

      Btw, I'm not saying there isn't life out there, I'm just saying space is unimaginably big

    • @stevesmith2553
      @stevesmith2553 Před 2 lety +3

      I want telescope time ., I am a taxpayer

    • @stevesmith2553
      @stevesmith2553 Před 2 lety +1

      If your overweight no telescope time for you

    • @jamesoverholt878
      @jamesoverholt878 Před 2 lety +7

      @@stevesmith2553 it might last 10 years, if you start now, you might just get your astrophysics degree in time. Good luck with that

  • @meegangamble6503
    @meegangamble6503 Před 2 lety

    Soooo excited for this 🙌

  • @Baltimoreborn
    @Baltimoreborn Před 2 lety

    So many brilliant people on this program wow

  • @frantisekvtelensky820
    @frantisekvtelensky820 Před 2 lety +3

    Fingers crossed, everything will go as planned so one day, we will see some spectacular things from the past! Good luck, Webb! :)

  • @music2sooth
    @music2sooth Před 2 lety +22

    This decade will be monumental for space astronomy. In addition to James Web ST, the Nancy Roman telescope is expected to launch in 2027. And NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) mission launched on December 9, 2021 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

    • @aemrt5745
      @aemrt5745 Před 2 lety +2

      ...and (hopefully) Hubble will keep chugging along too!

  • @I86282
    @I86282 Před 2 lety +1

    Good stuff 60 minutes. I just subbed.

  • @JarretLaMark
    @JarretLaMark Před 2 lety +12

    I've been waiting for this for so long now, and I'm very confident that it's going to be a success. Best of luck to Webb, NASA, ESA, and CSA and all of the amazing people who put this thing together.

  • @samuelramirez2065
    @samuelramirez2065 Před 2 lety +5

    I love this ❤️❤️❤️

  • @richardappleby216
    @richardappleby216 Před 2 lety +24

    I've got my fingers and my toes crossed on the safe deployment of the James Webb

  • @sphereitis2433
    @sphereitis2433 Před 2 lety +2

    I am excited for what we might learn from the new telescope . The universe is not going to change because of the new telescope, only what we know will change and that prospect is much more exciting . Let's hope everything goes as planned , after all the delays , extra costs , relentless testing

  • @professormajimarefu9120

    I love you 60 minutes. Your presentations are lit 🤏