Warning: If you are interested in astronomy and astrophysics, you might
find this interesting (or you might not). If you are not interested in
astronomy and astrophysics, you will probably find this to be an excellent cure
for insomnia. And that’s okay. I’m writing this more for me than anyone else
because I think the science behind this is incredible!
I saw a fascinating program the
other night and I just watched it again. It has my inner nerd bouncing off the
walls. The program is called “Telescope” and it is about the design and
construction of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The JWST is the next
step in the evolution of space telescopes beyond Hubble. It is necessary
because, believe it or not, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has already
reached some of its design limitations.
