A thread for all your questions related to the JWST, the recent images released, and probably some space-related questions as well.
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What types of life changing discoveries should we expect from the JWST?
Why do the stars always have six flares/stripes coming off from the middle? Is that due to the lense of the telescope or to the composition of the pictures?
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If we were to go to Stephan’s Quintet ourselves in a spacecraft and look at it with our own eyes would it look anything like the images presented by Nasa?
So what’s the schedule like for JWST releases after these initial images? I assume it’s looking at shit for science essentially 24/7 at this point minus maintenance and stuff.
Is there a schedule of what projects it’s taking on when? Should we get a fairly steady release of pics every couple weeks or months now or is it all just going to be sort of random and project dependent now?
I want solar system pics
I don’t get what I’m looking at, a picture of the different galaxy in our solar system?
I’m a very casual fan of astronomy, so I need some help with this: please ELI5 how the images help us view the past. How are the images allowing us to “see back in time”? Thanks!
If we can see other galaxies with this thing, why can’t we see way more detail within our own galaxy with it?
As a complete newbie, it’s wild seeing just how many galaxies there are. Is it assumed (or known) that other galaxies would have planets? If so, at this point is it more probable that life exists beyond earth humans vs. not? And could JWST ever show us little aliens…
ELI5: If observed images are 4.5B YL, how does that help us in anything? We are watching the past, not the present, right?
ELI5: Before JWT *(I just realized this is also JSON Web Token)* there was unfocused bright dots. Now we have focused galaxy shapes. How does that help science?
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