
kidsJan 19, 202130:59pending
Telescopes in Space! with Dr. Eric Smith and Jack McBrayer
About this episode
What makes a space telescope different from a telescope here on Earth? If you could take a picture of anything in space, what would you photograph? We discuss all of this and more and have a visit with our favorite former planet on this episode of REACH.
Hosts: Brian Holden and Meredith Stepien
Written by: Sandy Marshall with Nate DuFort, Meredith Stepien and Brian Holden.
Co-Created, Produced by: Nate DuFort and Sandy Marshall
Edited by: Nate DuFort
Music composed by: Jesse Case
Casting Consultant: Beth Kligerman
Logo by: Steven Lyons
Thank you to Dr. Eric Smith, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Program Scientist, and Astrophysics Division Chief Scientist. To learn more about space telescopes check out the links below.
Pluto was voiced by the incredible Jack McBrayer who you may know from his amazing work inWreck-It Ralph, Ralph Breaks the Internet, Disney’s Wander Over Yonder, NBC’s 30 Rock and so much more.
Special thanks to:
Natasha Pinol, Communications Chief for the James Webb Space Telescope Program
Kay Ferrari at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
To learn more about the NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, visit https://www.jwst.nasa.gov
Key Facts translated in 40 different languages: https://www.jwst.nasa.gov/content/features/keyFactsInternational/
All about Pluto: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/dwarf-planets/pluto/overview/
Hubble Inspires: https://www.nasa.gov/content/hubble-inspires-online-activities
How Telescopes Work: https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/telescopes/en/
James Webb Space Telescope juried art: https://www.jwst.nasa.gov/content/features/jwstArt/
And as always, a big hooray to our REACH learning community. Thank you to Rosie, Orin, Ocie, and Blythe.
Do you have a space related question that we didn’t get to? Well, you can submit that question for our bi-weekly “Reaching Out” episodes. Just get your parents permission and give us a call at 312-248-3402 (or an email at [email protected]) and leave us a message with your first name, where you're from and your question for a chance to be featured in an upcoming episode.
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REACH: A Space Podcast for Kids is a production of Soundsington Media committed to making quality programing for young audiences and the young at heart. To find out more go to http://www.soundsingtonmedia.com
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