NASA's Curious Universe - Curious Universe: Introducing the Webb Space Telescope Mini-Series

Episode Date: November 16, 2021

NASA is preparing to launch the largest and most powerful space telescope ever constructed. Join us for a special James Webb Space Telescope mini-series as we explore the science, engineering, people, and launch of this historic mission.

Experiencing a spacecraft and observatory launches is always an incredible feat. We watch this thing lifting off, it's just saying goodbye to your baby. At that point, we've done all we could. We can only just cross finger, say everything will be fine. That will be the culmination of all the world for all these people, I've spent years to get to that point. I will have shivers down my spine. Welcome to NASA's curious universe.

After years of planning, building and testing, the most powerful and complex space telescope ever designed will soon launch into space. The James Webb Space Telescope is about to embark on a journey like no other. From its final destination, a million miles away, Webb will gaze out into the universe, searching for answers to some of life's most captivating questions. What makes us human beings, I think it's curiosity and the capability to learn from the past.

Where did we come from? How do we get here? Are we alone in the universe? These are questions that almost everyone asks at some point in their life. What we hope to learn from Webb is more about our universe, the building, blocks of how we got here. The Web Telescope will attract the attention of everyone, because we're going to discover things nobody ever knew about. We are all composed by star dust, and these new capabilities will bring us closer to the origins of the universe and closer to the origins of life.

And this is simply thrilling. In a special four-part miniseries, NASA's curious universe will explore the science, engineering, people and launch of this historic mission. Join us right here as the journey of a lifetime begins. We'll find out something about all of this, and I think we'll be amazed.