
The Most Powerful Space Telescope Ever with Dr. Klaus Pontoppidan
About this episode
The James Webb Space Telescope is the most powerful space telescope ever. When is the JWST launching? And what will the JWST capabilities be? John Michael Godier spoke to Klaus Pontoppidan about the James Webb Space Telescope and just how it will change everything once it is observing our galaxy and the universe.
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:40 Earth 2050
00:02:35 Bio
0:08:40 Is Solar Pressure an issue?
00:10:08 Can the James Webb Space Telescope be Serviced?
00:11:12 What will JWST be observing?
00:15:00 Killanova
00:18:40 How much bigger is the JWST compared to the Hubble
00:23:17 Why infrared was chosen for the JWST
00:25:02 Hot Jupiters
00:29:20 Classifying Exoplanets
00:31:50 Studying Transient Events
00:33:47 Studying interstellar objects
00:39:50 Studying our outer solar system planets and moons
00:48:50 Looking at the Traapist system
00:51:20 Techno and Biosignatures
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