The first data from the James Webb Space Telescope (ft. Dr Alex Cameron)

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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is set to launch of December 24th 2021 (delayed a few days since this video was filmed!) - the entire astronomy and astrophysics community is EXCITED. Dr Alex Cameron is one of the lucky few who'll get his hands on the first data from JWST once launched and operational.

My earlier video on the details of the James Webb Space Telescope: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9ZlqWp7620

Video about my own research is about the growth of supermassive black holes: https://youtu.be/gbQ5x7DZV_Y
This is the research paper I wrote that I showed at the beginning of the video (free to read): https://arxiv.org/pdf/2108.05361.pdf

Find out more about JWST from the European Space Agency: http://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Webb
00:00 - Introduction
02:15 - Alex's science: the formation of the first galaxies in the Universe
04:43 - Why does this science need JWST specifically?
07:43 - What will the data from JWST look like?
09:59 - When will we get the first data from JWST?
12:35 - Why is it important we funded JWST?
14:37 - Will Alex watch the launch?
15:54 - What's the back up plan if something goes wrong with JWST?
18:42 - Brilliant
20:01 - Bloopers

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👩🏽‍💻 I'm Dr Becky Smethurst, an astrophysicist at the University of Oxford (Christ Church). I love making videos about science with an unnatural level of enthusiasm. I like to focus on *how* we know things, not just what we know. And especially, the things we still don't know. If you've ever wondered about something in space and couldn't find an answer online - you can ask me! My day job is to do research into how supermassive black holes can affect the galaxies that they live in. In particular, I look at whether the energy output from the disk of material orbiting around a growing supermassive black hole can stop a galaxy from forming stars.

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