Why the James Webb Space Telescope looks like that

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  • A NASA astrophysicist explains humanity’s big new toy
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    After 25 years and nearly $10 billion, the James Webb Space Telescope has finally left planet Earth. Billed as a successor to the beloved Hubble Space Telescope, the Webb’s mirror is six times larger and its instruments are tuned to observe longer wavelengths, in order to detect the stretched-out light from primitive galaxies 13.5 billion light years away.
    That primary mission - to see the first stars and galaxies that formed after the Big Bang - determined the unusual and challenging design of the telescope. Instead of a shiny tube, the Webb Telescope looks like a giant honeycomb riding on a silver surfboard. The short answer to why it looks like that is: It needs to be very big and very cold.
    In the video above, NASA astrophysicist Amber Straughn and Vox's Joss Fong build a small model of the telescope to explore its extraordinary design.
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  • @Vox
    @Vox  2 года назад +78

    UPDATE: The first images from the James Webb Space Telescope have landed. Not only are they beautiful, they're a huge deal. Read more from Vox's Brian Resnick and view the photos here: bit.ly/3AKUdY0

    • @had0j
      @had0j 2 года назад +2

      woah

    • @maheshkantipamu1086
      @maheshkantipamu1086 Год назад

      Wow

    • @Heni930
      @Heni930 4 месяца назад

      Wow, I really appreciate this clear explanation of the JWST in such a short video. You made a complex topic easy to understand, and more importantly you packed so much information into a short space, awesome. I can't wait to see the link you shared us as well!!!

    • @Heni930
      @Heni930 4 месяца назад

      unfortunately, no video in the link, I thought it was a video with explanation.😞😴

  • @artygeezy80082
    @artygeezy80082 2 года назад +3833

    I wish everyone could see the importance of what the Webb telescope will capture! The results will fascinate billions. Jeez, I hope everything (literally) unfolds successfully!

    • @vivianvaldi7871
      @vivianvaldi7871 2 года назад +29

      No one can understand that buddy, such a pity. Hope u can help us.

    • @hermeslein6614
      @hermeslein6614 2 года назад +12

      America worst third wolrd country

    • @ilsunnylo3562
      @ilsunnylo3562 2 года назад +28

      At this rate of global warming, we will be roasted within 50 years.

    • @acasccseea4434
      @acasccseea4434 2 года назад +3

      but unfortunately, it first needs my party winning comes before health, jobs, and ambitions

    • @Lazer-bp9lf
      @Lazer-bp9lf 2 года назад +1

      True

  • @Hexagonius-js8tl
    @Hexagonius-js8tl 2 года назад +2676

    It is made of hexagons and as we all know hexagons are the bestagons

    • @denzeltan4190
      @denzeltan4190 2 года назад +80

      @CGP Grey

    • @lyndsikaya
      @lyndsikaya 2 года назад +57

      Bonnie Bee here. Can confirm 🐝

    • @SS-eu2ef
      @SS-eu2ef 2 года назад +73

      Aah a man of culture i see

    • @Josh-yp3nv
      @Josh-yp3nv 2 года назад +25

      @vihart Maybe the only step up from hexagons is hexaflexagons 😉

    • @fandroid6491
      @fandroid6491 2 года назад +21

      Squares are the worst. Too square and fair

  • @sarvagyasrivastava498
    @sarvagyasrivastava498 2 года назад +1883

    Update: Webb Telescope was successfully launched from French Guiana Launch Area without any errors and is now headed it's way towards the L2 point

    • @AksamRafiz
      @AksamRafiz 2 года назад +28

      I hear it's far from successful since now that it moves into position it'll start opening itself? So that's risky but I hope all goes well

    • @sarvagyasrivastava498
      @sarvagyasrivastava498 2 года назад +137

      @@AksamRafiz Yes but we can say it ventured out of our atmosphere safely without any burns or any damage... That's very important

    • @AksamRafiz
      @AksamRafiz 2 года назад +11

      @@sarvagyasrivastava498 yes for sure, am just a but over worried is all

    • @dodgerfreak0834
      @dodgerfreak0834 2 года назад +5

      Any live feed of it?

    • @sarvagyasrivastava498
      @sarvagyasrivastava498 2 года назад +3

      @@dodgerfreak0834 Didn't check

  • @sklolaa
    @sklolaa 2 года назад +768

    I remember my school having some person from NASA over to talk about this telescope a decade ago. I remember them specifically talking about how it'll take 10 ish years before launch. It's just cool to me to see!

    • @sleepyheadfpv1507
      @sleepyheadfpv1507 2 года назад +20

      Did you go to school in SoCal? It was built in Redondo Beach!! I’m about 40 miles away and also had a guy from Northrop Grumman/NASA come by!

    • @grimsobad8545
      @grimsobad8545 2 года назад +14

      @@sleepyheadfpv1507 what a crossover episode

    • @capt.heinrich6945
      @capt.heinrich6945 2 года назад +23

      I like how I'd associate 'a decade ago' as sometime in the 1990s when in fact it's 2010

    • @sinisamarkovic6528
      @sinisamarkovic6528 2 года назад

      its called preconditioning, youre welcome

    • @somebrokefella5522
      @somebrokefella5522 2 года назад +7

      @@capt.heinrich6945 don't do that, you gonna make me feel old

  • @Raverzdreams
    @Raverzdreams 2 года назад +1995

    The Hubble caught some amazing images with such outdated technology. This telescope will blow our minds

    • @SamyasaSwi
      @SamyasaSwi 2 года назад +27

      It won't be pretty pictures as the Hubble I assume though

    • @flamethrower883
      @flamethrower883 2 года назад +121

      @@SamyasaSwi Amazing is subjective. But one thing for sure is that it'll definitely be more detailed. Primarily because this telescope allows us to see past the dust clouds that obscures the light that Hubble isn't capable of seeing. There's a picture of the Eagle nebula from SmarterEveryday's video last year about this that illustrates what I'm talking about.

    • @SamyasaSwi
      @SamyasaSwi 2 года назад +16

      @@flamethrower883 Sure, but I just said that it won't be "pretty" pictures like Hubble because the JWT is near infrared...so no colours I assume.

    • @Nico-dt5hu
      @Nico-dt5hu 2 года назад +143

      @@SamyasaSwi I think youre making a flawed assumption. It is true that we see different wavelengths in the visible light section of the electromagnetic spectrum and thats why see colors, but you can just shift the wavelength. Its not easy to understand. Lets say that a 10 unit long light is red and a 5 unit long light is purple. Problem is JWST captures 15-20 unit long light. But we can train computers to identify 20 unit long light as red and 15 unit long light as purple. So it can still have color, just not what we would see. Plus a lot of space photos come grayscaled and artists paint it with beautiful colors. Don’t worry about it. The astrophysicists can appreciate its geometric beauty, while we can appreciate its artistic rendition by humans.

    • @VV-cy3nw
      @VV-cy3nw 2 года назад +111

      @@SamyasaSwi don't worry about that :)
      Most hubble images are also composites of different wavelengths that are 'corrected' to visible colours.
      JWST images will be shifted from infrared to visible light, and we'll get some beautiful images!

  • @drizzle8309
    @drizzle8309 2 года назад +1592

    "Why hexagons?"
    Because hexagons are the bestagons!

  • @firmanang9132
    @firmanang9132 2 года назад +966

    people don't understand having this telescope is like unlocking a whole new map of the universe, the sheer idea of the possibilities we can discover gives me goosebumps

    • @amorag59
      @amorag59 2 года назад +4

      ..What? This point of unlocking what we couldn't see before is explicitly brought up at 1:07 lol

    • @Jonifico
      @Jonifico 2 года назад +10

      I think plenty of people do, Einstein.

    • @HIRAMECLARKEHOPS
      @HIRAMECLARKEHOPS 2 года назад +6

      @@Jonifico right, it's like the whole point lol

    • @equipadont
      @equipadont 2 года назад

      Umm we do

    • @itsgonnabeanaurfromme
      @itsgonnabeanaurfromme 2 года назад +1

      Funny how they point that out and you think you've said something profound.

  • @oftenlucid
    @oftenlucid 2 года назад +567

    I love this format. It is comfortable and feels like they are just sitting down at a kitchen table and talking. And building it gives them time to think about questions. . . Thanks Vox and the scientific communities' of Canada, Europe and the US. We all really need a "win" right now, and the is feeling like that. . .

    • @rhijulbec1
      @rhijulbec1 2 года назад +6

      I thought so too! Easy to understand, well researched, great props.

  • @mckennabrock1865
    @mckennabrock1865 2 года назад +110

    This is one of the best Vox videos ever made. Amber is incredibly skilled at breaking down complex physics jargon into easily digestible information. An incredibly important skill in an age of science misinformation! Well done, guys.

    • @Electivedrop
      @Electivedrop 9 месяцев назад

      Truly, I was very impressed when she described the mirror as a bucket collecting water. It's so helpful to have descriptions like that. Then its much easier to imagine the physics behind it all.

  • @faisalrahim9614
    @faisalrahim9614 2 года назад +1256

    Came here right after the launch, this is such a great and accessible explanation into how and why JWST was built in such a way.

    • @hermeslein6614
      @hermeslein6614 2 года назад +1

      America is failing and weaking the world hates America

    • @Rayklin01
      @Rayklin01 2 года назад +15

      @@hermeslein6614 ?

    • @aru-YT
      @aru-YT 2 года назад +17

      @@hermeslein6614 Weaking isn't even a word bro..

    • @father--
      @father-- 2 года назад +8

      @@aru-YT Judging from his comment history, he's definitely an Internet commentator hired by the government of China to post comments favorable towards the Chinese government & hatred against America… He is salty because China's latest telescope cannot even be comparable to Hubble, a thirty-year-old US technology...

    • @father--
      @father-- 2 года назад +5

      @@hermeslein6614 All these flavors and you chose to be salty. LOL, on the contrary, the world hates China.

  • @windywendi
    @windywendi 2 года назад +179

    "Why hexagons?"
    "Because hexagons are the bestagons."

    • @gaboxargentina
      @gaboxargentina 2 года назад +1

      Heck yeah!

    • @EduardoEscarez
      @EduardoEscarez 2 года назад +3

      Ah, a man of culture I see

    • @Vjx-d7c
      @Vjx-d7c 2 года назад +2

      Ah yes a daper man of culture

    • @HansvanMol
      @HansvanMol 2 года назад +2

      Go forth and spread the word as CGP Grey envisioned.

  • @anonykip
    @anonykip 2 года назад +25

    Oh please, the US military spends more than $9.7b every 5 days. That cost is a drop in the bucket.

  • @tuhindas6745
    @tuhindas6745 2 года назад +13

    I am watching this video again for the second time, not just as a refresher to understand the technology, but also to feel proud that our society has come a long way. It is very emotional for me when humans collaborate to make our world a better place. Proud of our US brothers and sisters. Love from an Indian living in Delhi ❤

  • @reabin9x
    @reabin9x 2 года назад +69

    It made me teared up hearing her talk about how its worth it to build such a scientific achievement for the good of mankind. If taxes were to be more distributed to these endeavors, I would happily contribute more!!!

    • @kraanialepsy
      @kraanialepsy 9 месяцев назад

      man, me too. I don't even know how I'm literally shed some tear watching this space telescope launched. Humanity is amazing....

  • @jonathanhendra6586
    @jonathanhendra6586 2 года назад +576

    I happened to watch this video after the telescope was launched. I watched it with my cousin, at first I didn't understand what it was until this video came out. Thanks for the explanation.

    • @Belioyt
      @Belioyt 2 года назад +6

      Where have you been the past 30 years?

    • @sfguzmani
      @sfguzmani 2 года назад +5

      This day is a historical day for humanity, I'm glad that you also watched it live.

    • @USS-SNAKE-ISLAND
      @USS-SNAKE-ISLAND 2 года назад +13

      @@Belioyt How about ya just be glad for him that he knows about it now?

    • @jonathanhendra6586
      @jonathanhendra6586 2 года назад +1

      @@Belioyt I didn't actually follow the news about it. I also watched the telescope launch by accident. at that time my cousin and uncle watched the launch livestream at Christmas family gathering in my grandpa's house. So, glad to see it

  • @vb2388
    @vb2388 2 года назад +96

    Watching that image of JWST detaching from its booster was one of the most beautiful image that I’ve ever seen in my life..

  • @visionaryapril_art
    @visionaryapril_art 2 года назад +356

    She’s really good at explaining things.

    • @richardkocksworthy8423
      @richardkocksworthy8423 2 года назад +2

      Yeah she's real gooda

    • @richardkocksworthy8423
      @richardkocksworthy8423 2 года назад

      Gooder

    • @mmmdip3705
      @mmmdip3705 2 года назад +2

      It's totally my observation: the NASA scientist was as much enthusiast as joyless the interviewer was.

    • @just1it1moko
      @just1it1moko 2 года назад +39

      you can tell she has explained this process to little kids. especially since i get it and mentally i'm 5.

    • @GaresMusicOfficial
      @GaresMusicOfficial 2 года назад +11

      It's almost like she's a professional or something

  • @KWally
    @KWally 2 года назад +32

    "The most awesome thing we'll learn, we haven't even thought of yet." This sums up why space travel is so valuable to our society.

  • @UltimateLizard331
    @UltimateLizard331 2 года назад +15

    Amber did a PHENOMENAL job explaining everything in a way that’s easy to understand, great video

  • @BroAnarchy
    @BroAnarchy 2 года назад +370

    Congratulations to NASA and ESA for this Telescope... Feels like it's been *FOREVER* since this thing was in production... Can't believe its finally in space and ready to go... Very exciting stuff!!

    • @manishsharma2211
      @manishsharma2211 2 года назад +30

      Also CSA ( Canadian Space Agency )

    • @remi_gio
      @remi_gio 2 года назад +10

      And CSA for navigational equipment ;-) ESA provided launch/transport and cryo instrument so the telescope can operate in optimal conditions ;-)

    • @1997Banane
      @1997Banane 2 года назад +1

      ​@@remi_gio And infrared instruments by Zeiss afaik.

    • @1997Banane
      @1997Banane 2 года назад +4

      Hate it when they act like only NASA did that.

    • @TerryTerius
      @TerryTerius 2 года назад

      @@1997Banane The vast majority of funding and R&D came from NASA, but the project absolutely had vital contributions from the CSA and ESA. I can see why it is primarily being presented as a NASA project because it was, and there are political reasons at play for why NASA is presenting it that way, but the contributions of other agencies need to be publicized. The project could not have happened without them.

  • @JRufu
    @JRufu 2 года назад +180

    JWST is just so exciting! I've been following it's development for years, and I have to admit, there were times when I was worried it would never launch. The first results are going to be amazing.

    • @waterproof4403
      @waterproof4403 2 года назад +3

      Let's hope it doesn't get hit by a random asteroid or something

    • @FrankyPi
      @FrankyPi 2 года назад +2

      @@waterproof4403 Doesn't have to be an asteroid, a micrometeoroid is enough to damage it.

    • @waterproof4403
      @waterproof4403 2 года назад +2

      @@FrankyPi that's scary

    • @FrankyPi
      @FrankyPi 2 года назад +5

      @@waterproof4403 Chances of that are very low, space is mostly empty.

    • @zahidl5061
      @zahidl5061 2 года назад +1

      @@waterproof4403 if that would happen, we would worry more regarding the threats the asteroid has to humanity and extinction

  • @ElliottWestbury
    @ElliottWestbury 2 года назад +212

    Thank you for having Celsius on screen! I remember some years ago I commented about also including metric measurements on Vox and was told it was mostly for a US audience so you had no plan to do so :/ I'm glad you have changed your attitude on that :)

    • @jmckendry84
      @jmckendry84 2 года назад +16

      I'll echo that. I'm from the UK and even though we're one of the few countries left that clings on to some imperial units (road signs are in miles, beer is sold in pints) I think that few people under the age of 40 have any understanding of Fahrenheit.

    • @seav80
      @seav80 2 года назад +14

      Also, the Earth-Moon-L2 orbit diagram they include at 4:35 *only* shows "1.5 million km". So hooray for metric progress!
      Then again ~1 million miles or ~1.5 million kilometers is such a staggeringly large distance that putting it in miles or kilometers is almost meaningless to the average person.

    • @alexanderrobins7497
      @alexanderrobins7497 2 года назад +19

      As an American, I would prefer they emphasize metric and Celsius instead of imperial and Fahrenheit. Bonus points for using Kelvin for temperature.

    • @mbogucki1
      @mbogucki1 2 года назад +3

      As a Canadian I totally appreciate the metric inclusion.

    • @Snaakie83
      @Snaakie83 2 года назад +3

      Funnily NASA works with ISO standards, so the metric system...
      So all numbers even have to be converted just to comply to American ignorance.

  • @origummy_
    @origummy_ 2 года назад +7

    if i had a 10 billion $ space telescope i would just point it towards Joss Fong and keep smiling forever

    • @fochiqui
      @fochiqui 2 года назад

      Kinda creepy but appreciate your appreciation

  • @shalinchakraborty672
    @shalinchakraborty672 2 года назад +5

    "It is in the DNA of our country that we spend money on things that make the world more good"
    Ya, that money spent on the military is making the world a really good place!

  • @GhostlyBanes
    @GhostlyBanes 2 года назад +201

    I like how it came out exactly when it launched!

    • @walkerpaulp6526
      @walkerpaulp6526 2 года назад +3

      Watchin' live french guinea

    • @TheRoger2244
      @TheRoger2244 2 года назад +10

      Almost as if they planned it that way :0

    • @DesertCookie
      @DesertCookie 2 года назад

      Slightly after it, I assume, as there were clips from the launch in the intro (the rocket lifting off - though that could've been from a different launch potentially too - I haven't checked it frame by frame and some angles look nearly identical every launch).

    • @naufalfarras1556
      @naufalfarras1556 2 года назад

      @@DesertCookie It's from different launch

    • @GhostlyBanes
      @GhostlyBanes 2 года назад +1

      @@TheRoger2244 Ya I know I just said I liked how it did

  • @rabalac
    @rabalac 2 года назад +39

    *DOESNT LOOK STRANGE AT ALL JUST LOOKS REALLY COOL*

  • @Ganymede1001
    @Ganymede1001 2 года назад +27

    I'm the only one in my entire family who is remotely excited about JWST, I hope everything goes perfectly!! Godspeed!

    • @ShashankSingh8956
      @ShashankSingh8956 2 года назад +1

      Maybe you are the only one exicted about JWST in your family, but you are certainly not in the world!

  • @jasonwebb1882
    @jasonwebb1882 2 года назад +19

    For almost 20 years I have waited and waited. To be honest I never thought that I would see the day that, a Telescope named after my great Uncle would launch. Talk about stressful as we are all at the house watching this launch. I cant even imagine what the team that built it was going through. I wonder how many couldn't watch as the rocket started to take off?
    I was there watching a space shuttle take off in 86. I was one of the ones that as soon as it exploded knew it was a disaster. I had watched 6 launches before and this one was the one I would have nightmares about for the rest of my life. Sometimes I wished I would have gone to school that day.
    I am so happy to have watched a perfect launch. Now we are only praying for the JW to open and work like it is supposed to. Plus I really hope that it last longer than the short end of the stick. 5 months to 10yrs. Please last longer than 5 months. Please share this data to the world for all to see and enjoy. That's what separates science from governments. Thank you so much and I am pretty sure that my Great Uncle James is proud to have his name on such a marvel of technology.

  • @isaacmarch2184
    @isaacmarch2184 2 года назад +1

    Vox: My favorite videos to watch while drunk high and sober, the winner is you

  • @ThitutUhthalye
    @ThitutUhthalye 2 года назад +158

    If Hubble is a gold standard then would JWST be a gold-coated beryllium standard?

    • @TheFeldhamster
      @TheFeldhamster 2 года назад +15

      Nah, gold pressed latinum ;)

    • @kimkimkeren
      @kimkimkeren 2 года назад +2

      still a gold standard, but for infrared telescope

    • @rumrunner8019
      @rumrunner8019 2 года назад +4

      @@TheFeldhamster Quark approves this comment.

    • @alexanderrobins7497
      @alexanderrobins7497 2 года назад +3

      The James Web Space Telescope would be the platinum standard.

    • @erickramos4416
      @erickramos4416 2 года назад

      @VaderxG this is deep

  • @RoboticDragon
    @RoboticDragon 2 года назад +63

    This is a great video, im Canadian, but I wish more people around the world in general would watch your videos to understand why certain things happen. Thanks Amber.

  • @stan-15
    @stan-15 2 года назад +4

    7:05 I fully expected her to say "because hexagons are the bestagons"😂

    • @AllDayBikes
      @AllDayBikes 2 года назад

      Glad I was not the only one haha

  • @pkjones5263
    @pkjones5263 2 года назад +8

    I wish Carl Sagan and Stephen Hawking were still around to witness this.

  • @cheongkentang8370
    @cheongkentang8370 2 года назад +2

    When you get the right interviewer in the subject, you get a wholesome little documentary that's easy to understand.

  • @j3tho
    @j3tho 2 года назад +48

    „It‘s in the DNA of our country that we spend money on things that make the world more good.“
    I get her point and certainly have no intention to discredit her, but I think the rest of the world begs to differ slightly.

    • @krlosbago1
      @krlosbago1 2 года назад +12

      let's say healthcare and leave it like that...

    • @user-eb8gu8gi8b
      @user-eb8gu8gi8b 2 года назад +15

      I couldn’t believe she really said that ☠️

    • @raeclark8735
      @raeclark8735 2 года назад +10

      Had to pause and take a walk.

    • @dEcmircEd
      @dEcmircEd 2 года назад +5

      I mean the USA among shem other ventures does spend a lot of money to make the world a better place.
      too bad she didn't express it with more nuance, and more good grammar

    • @Matthew-ut6ed
      @Matthew-ut6ed 2 года назад +8

      NASA, ESA and CSA have collaborated on the telescope since 1996. Several thousand scientists, engineers, and technicians spanning 15 countries have contributed to JWST. A total of 258 companies, government agencies, and academic institutions are participating in the project; 142 from the United States, 104 from 12 European countries, and 12 from Canada.
      So, just the US then...

  • @Hexagonius-js8tl
    @Hexagonius-js8tl 2 года назад +101

    I am still a kid but I am fascinated by space and I really hope I can make something like that when I grow up.
    Being an astrophysicist is my dream and I hope I can achieve it

    • @Hexagonius-js8tl
      @Hexagonius-js8tl 2 года назад +13

      Me and my Science teacher have been counting down to the launch I am glad it is finally here

    • @Hexagonius-js8tl
      @Hexagonius-js8tl 2 года назад +10

      It is just fascinating with exoplanets and deep field and the cosmic web it is very interesting and not to mention by looking billions of light years away we can look back in time

    • @shukrantpatil
      @shukrantpatil 2 года назад +11

      go kid , go beyond infinity .

    • @casperguo7177
      @casperguo7177 2 года назад +3

      Good on you! Best advice is to not sleep in math class lol

    • @michaelkhoo5846
      @michaelkhoo5846 2 года назад +3

      You go, Jordan!

  • @KrokoSVK
    @KrokoSVK 2 года назад +50

    JW telescope just launched, which means they planed this video to be released simultaneously. I'm wondering how many times they had to delay video just to do that.

    • @EJD339
      @EJD339 2 года назад

      Probably not that much because the launch only delayed until like 4 days but it would be hilarious if this was shot in 2020

  • @HOLLAHfoDOLLAH
    @HOLLAHfoDOLLAH 2 года назад +3

    I've been annoyed lately by some people who oppose this $10B Project. Why couldn't we use that money for more/better social programs like school, homelessness/unhoused, people who are struggling financially. But people don't understand that this project helps advance the competition in technology and physics. This telescope and the science will be brought into textbooks for students to be inspired. So many great things have come from the pursuit of Space exploration. Camera phones, CAT scans, portable Computers, artificial limbs and MORE! I love space exploration and the cosmos. Many only see the dollar amount, but I'm sorry but $10B dollars wont do much to fix the problems of this world. Seeing the proof of what curiosity and education can do, just from this telescope, can inspire many of brilliant minds to not only continue space exploration but solve problems here on earth. Keep funding and keep advancing.

    • @takeiteasy6154
      @takeiteasy6154 2 года назад

      I do love this exploration, but all those things were invented long before space exploration, just check, I genuinely want to know how it would bring poverty to a end.

  • @vikingpotet
    @vikingpotet 2 года назад +1

    What makes this Even better is that this is an international collaboration

  • @yongmayasa1093
    @yongmayasa1093 2 года назад +51

    I’m not really good at science things but I really love listening everything about it especially when it comes in galaxies.

    • @pkjones5263
      @pkjones5263 2 года назад

      I'm not either, I leave it all up to the brainiacs and enjoy looking at the pretty pictures ;-)

  • @glennalexon1530
    @glennalexon1530 2 года назад +18

    "It's in the DNA of our country to... make the world more good". Clearly hasn't noticed that the US has twenty aircraft carriers.

    • @mrmustangman
      @mrmustangman 2 года назад +3

      they bring peace to the world.!!!!!!!

    • @monkeyboy600
      @monkeyboy600 2 года назад +1

      Maybe you should find out why they are needed...

    • @hliz8818
      @hliz8818 2 года назад +1

      Without those carriers we wouldn't have this telescope.. we would have a dictator or a king..

  • @kopstop1076
    @kopstop1076 2 года назад +142

    So we all can agree that VOX never disappoints us with their videos.

    • @walkerpaulp6526
      @walkerpaulp6526 2 года назад

      You said it😊🥰😊🥰😊

    • @iron4517
      @iron4517 2 года назад +6

      To be honest i prefer kurzgezagt but their videos are very nice too

    • @nalinraj4347
      @nalinraj4347 2 года назад +8

      yep they do everything great except when it comes to political seaction.

    • @Feefa99
      @Feefa99 2 года назад +4

      Also perfect timing with launch

    • @IVaV1
      @IVaV1 2 года назад +3

      I mean... this video was very well done, however some of their videos do disappoint, its not like all of their videos are good. Especially political ones since vox almost always takes a leftward stance

  • @ZOCCOK
    @ZOCCOK 2 года назад +2

    Interviewer: Why Hexagons?
    My Mind: Because Hexagons are the Bestagons

  • @martinc.720
    @martinc.720 2 года назад +1

    One day, someone will be monitoring images captured by this telescope, and they will pick up the phone and go: “Boss? You should come and see this. Someone is waving at me.”

  • @greengelacid2061
    @greengelacid2061 2 года назад +16

    This telescope could cost me 100 cups of coffee a year...I fully support these endeavors, I want to be amazed...I want to know what's out there...

    • @valeriataylor8337
      @valeriataylor8337 2 года назад

      how many champagnes (irony) a year the war effort costs to americans with zero return? no one asks?

  • @stasgold
    @stasgold 2 года назад +63

    Give Amber Straughn to explain how a grass is growing, I will certainly listen.
    Please invite her to explain cosmology and other stuff about the universe 🙌

    • @hermeslein6614
      @hermeslein6614 2 года назад

      China the richest country overtaking us

    • @father--
      @father-- 2 года назад +3

      @@hermeslein6614 AFIAK, China, the "richest country", cannot even afford any single scientific project over 1 billion dollars. And how does it overtake the US, which would spend 10 billion dollars on a space telescope? And China's latest telescope cannot even be comparable to Hubble, a thirty-year-old US technology...

  • @luisandresguevararamirez2905
    @luisandresguevararamirez2905 2 года назад +10

    9:22
    "Things that make the world more good, like public parks, public libraries..."
    What about public healthcare 👀

  • @julie15957
    @julie15957 2 года назад +1

    Miss. I wish you were my teacher throughout my entire academic life. I guarantee I'd have done better and even want to learn more.

  • @danharvey1041
    @danharvey1041 2 года назад +6

    Brilliant video, I tweeted yesterday that it's the most important launch in history and it got one like. I will never understand why 99% of the population aren't interested in the universe.

    • @hr1100
      @hr1100 2 года назад +3

      Oh, your tweet is the benchmark of humanity, isn't it.

    • @tumininu8086
      @tumininu8086 2 года назад +1

      Too many are depressed and hungry to bother about anything beyond the earth honestly

  • @amitoj
    @amitoj 2 года назад +60

    That was a well put together video and it also makes you realize how important this can become

  • @kelpysea
    @kelpysea 2 года назад +39

    9:16 'it's in the DNA of our country that we spend money on things that make the world better' pretty ignorant considering the amount the US spends on the military

    • @willh2739
      @willh2739 2 года назад +5

      You realize there can be both bad and good right? That statement isn't all that ignorant.

    • @salganik
      @salganik 2 года назад +1

      This video would be no worse without that propagandistic statement, yes. Military, absence of free education and medical care is far from "making the world better" for both inside and outside of the US. At least, in comparison to the other partners in producing the telescope.

  • @jensschroder8214
    @jensschroder8214 2 года назад +16

    If °F and °C, inches and millimeters don't get mixed up again, then it can work.
    After all, we don't count the world in inches.

    • @rogerwilliamson7161
      @rogerwilliamson7161 2 года назад +1

      Richtig!

    • @Alexgeo4975
      @Alexgeo4975 2 года назад +1

      Do you honestly think imperial was used in any form during the build of this telescope? Come on. Food packaging, road signs and construction (mainly due to measurements being easier to divide on the fly) are still imperial in the USA, but anything related to engineering and medicine switched over many years ago...

    • @Sgublaka94
      @Sgublaka94 2 года назад +3

      @@Alexgeo4975 look up Mars Climate Orbiter

  • @drianch.563
    @drianch.563 2 года назад +2

    Man NASA bought this DLC for 10 Billion dollars to unlock a new map at universe. Mad lad

  • @bauredgen
    @bauredgen 2 года назад +2

    Joss Fong produces the best videos with both practical tools and animation, just like with Stonehedge video. Joss is the main reason I keep my subscription to VOX.

  • @dodaexploda
    @dodaexploda 2 года назад +33

    I didn't learn anything new about the James Webb Telescope from watching this video. But this is one of the best videos out there on the subject. It was like a love letter to us.

  • @TheBiomedZed
    @TheBiomedZed 2 года назад +108

    She really said “I think its in the DNA of our country to spend money on things that make the world good” 😂

    • @borismuller86
      @borismuller86 2 года назад +2

      😬

    • @kassipopassi
      @kassipopassi 2 года назад +18

      Yes the US is known for being the peacekeeper of the earth...

    • @Lazer-bp9lf
      @Lazer-bp9lf 2 года назад +14

      If only it was true.

    • @caster4824
      @caster4824 2 года назад +9

      @@kassipopassi 😂 US is a peacekeeper?

    • @davidmartineztorres8731
      @davidmartineztorres8731 2 года назад +11

      @@caster4824 I do rather have the us as the "peacekeeper" than China or Russia

  • @Rida_H_A
    @Rida_H_A 2 года назад +59

    The timing of this video!
    Congrats on the whole team for making and getting this marvel into space!!

    • @GRAITOM
      @GRAITOM 2 года назад +1

      The timing on this video wasn't coincidental

  • @MiddleAgedBob
    @MiddleAgedBob 2 года назад +1

    I don't think I have been this excited about a space project since Pathfinder.

  • @tessrederburg7946
    @tessrederburg7946 2 года назад +3

    Kudos to the creative Vox team that put this video together!! Concept, editing, sound, interview - it's all really well-executed and engaging :)

  • @felixlesamethyst
    @felixlesamethyst 2 года назад +57

    The James Webb telescope is the biggest step ever of humanity in this endless universe. Everyone of us should be proud of it ❤️

    • @lojza51
      @lojza51 2 года назад +2

      mathematics? language? ...
      there are many bigger steps than a telescope, imho

  • @Chrisboy120
    @Chrisboy120 2 года назад +5

    6:55 Hexagons are the bestagons

    • @Hexagonius-js8tl
      @Hexagonius-js8tl 2 года назад +1

      All hail the great and all mighty strongagon because hexagons are the bestagons

  • @Drownee
    @Drownee 2 года назад +6

    you guys explained this so beautifully my god im so excited to see the journey of our beloved james webb

  • @Zichoe
    @Zichoe 2 года назад +6

    I really hope that this will be the last telescope ever launched to space, and really hope that we will find a way to construct a much bigger telescope directly in space

  • @adamfranz3702
    @adamfranz3702 2 года назад +2

    7:08 hexagons are the bestagons!

  • @rogersnick17
    @rogersnick17 2 года назад +9

    Her explanations, and passion for this, are amazing.

  • @willcookmakeup
    @willcookmakeup 2 года назад +6

    Loved this episode. Truly one of the best channels on the entire platform. And joss always does the best segments. So so interesting

  • @hoodio
    @hoodio 2 года назад +27

    I'm just sitting here basically in tears at how beautiful the universe is and yet there are people who believe it's all made up 😕

    • @NubbinzGaming
      @NubbinzGaming 2 года назад +2

      There are people who believe the universe is made up?

    • @Infernolly
      @Infernolly 2 года назад +3

      @@NubbinzGaming welcome to 2020’s

    • @hoodio
      @hoodio 2 года назад +1

      @@NubbinzGaming ever heard of creationism

    • @hoodio
      @hoodio 2 года назад +1

      @VaderxG felt these words🤝

    • @NubbinzGaming
      @NubbinzGaming 2 года назад +2

      @@hoodio i understand that they think the universe was created by some guy. but they still believe the universe exists.

  • @janechoy2073
    @janechoy2073 2 года назад +9

    Financially, perhaps a stronger argument would be to compared the costs spent on Webby vs other spending by the government. However, the video still doesn't address the very valid question of why should NASA spend 25 years to develop a technology that is only intended to work for 10 years and has enough fuel only for those 10 years. Showing a relatively low dollar amount per citizen does not answer the question.

  • @bobsnabby2298
    @bobsnabby2298 2 года назад +2

    Instead of repeating and repeating the same stuff you can find from dozens of other YT channels, you could for example explain how the telescope navigates to its observation target, how it maintain its position during observation, what are the limitations of its movements and is it able to see 360 degrees.

  • @anthonyfrancois7974
    @anthonyfrancois7974 2 года назад +9

    Ahh yes just in time with the launch Well done!!!

  • @USS-SNAKE-ISLAND
    @USS-SNAKE-ISLAND 2 года назад +5

    Can't remember the last time I was so amped about something that didn't personally involve me. SO glad the launch went well. Now, for the rest...

  • @TubOfSun
    @TubOfSun 2 года назад +4

    Great Christmas gift! Very excited to see what we learn from this telescope! Good work Vox!

    • @richardkocksworthy8423
      @richardkocksworthy8423 2 года назад

      It's not a telescope.
      But you will feel it when they turnit on.

    • @TubOfSun
      @TubOfSun 2 года назад +2

      @@richardkocksworthy8423 its not a telescope? What is it?

    • @cybertrend8134
      @cybertrend8134 2 года назад +3

      @Tubosun Olowolayemo it’s a telescope. It’s also a camera. He’s a troll.

  • @chrisbatan5104
    @chrisbatan5104 2 года назад +2

    just by living in the 21st century is such a privilege for me cause i got to witness the unfolding of the universe and it just amazes me everytime i think about it.

  • @Heni930
    @Heni930 4 месяца назад

    Wow, I really appreciate this clear explanation of the JWST in such a short video. You made a complex topic easy to understand, and more importantly you packed so much information into a short space, awesome. Thanks!

  • @thejeran
    @thejeran 2 года назад +8

    Can we please continue to contextualize NASA spending in terms of dollars per person per year?

    • @timeisthis4378
      @timeisthis4378 2 года назад +7

      This! Especially when the military budget is over $2,350 per person per year!

    • @jawbreakingcandy836
      @jawbreakingcandy836 2 года назад +2

      @@timeisthis4378 Seriously, once the pentagon decides that space warfare gives the US an advantage, we’d be on Mars within a few years.

    • @timeisthis4378
      @timeisthis4378 2 года назад +1

      @@jawbreakingcandy836 Oh easily. Maybe we should convince them that it’s an advantage.

  • @conanbarbarian9719
    @conanbarbarian9719 2 года назад +4

    9:16 this is an important opinion, if a severely incorrect one. We spend most of our money on making the world more amenable to the US government and our corporations, the representatives of the almighty magic numbers that make economy lines go up. This is not a good representation of making the world "more good". The JWST absolutely is, but we don't give NASA anywhere near the funding it deserves, nor do we give funds to the public resources we absolutely require.
    My favorite example listed is the public library. An absolute lifeline for those who use them, but would be considered a radical and unpopular concept if they weren't already somewhat common.

  • @Luxury.
    @Luxury. 2 года назад +9

    “ if the sun went out, we wouldn’t know for 8 minutes “
    😶

    • @cleo.war.thunder
      @cleo.war.thunder 2 года назад +3

      basic knowledge 😐

    • @samgamgee7384
      @samgamgee7384 2 года назад

      Every time I hear this, my reaction is, Yes, and then what!?

    • @mentossa6550
      @mentossa6550 2 года назад

      And?

    • @tauceti8060
      @tauceti8060 2 года назад +1

      Since gravity also travel at the speed of light the Earth would also be orbiting nothing for 8 minutes before flying off into space.

  • @TheRenaissanceGuys
    @TheRenaissanceGuys 2 года назад

    I love how passionate they are

  • @gitayani6751
    @gitayani6751 2 года назад +2

    The topic of this video is really interesting, i tried to understand the video talk about. And the Telescope J.W.S.T hopes can solve mystery about the universe.
    That's GREAT

  • @rogerhalt3991
    @rogerhalt3991 2 года назад +10

    It can look so far into the past, it can see it’s original launch date.

  • @muthukumaranl
    @muthukumaranl 2 года назад +3

    What an excellent video....i know it glosses over a huge amount of detail, even high level, but still for the time of the video it covers just enough useful information in a very nice way..awesome stuff Vox!

  • @CutcliffePaul
    @CutcliffePaul 2 года назад +6

    "I also think it's sort of, like, it's in the DNA of our country that we spend money on things that make the world more good."
    So, you don't think that everyone being able to take their children to a doctor when they're sick would make the world more good? Just wondering. 🤔
    Please don't think for a second it's the USA's decision to spend money on the James Webb telescope that I'm questioning. 🤦🏻‍♂

    • @DrPumpkinz
      @DrPumpkinz 2 года назад +3

      Yeah, that part was weird.

    • @johnuferbach9166
      @johnuferbach9166 2 года назад +1

      It's as if the US wasn't a country where everything barely welfare related was labeld evil socialism xD

    • @CutcliffePaul
      @CutcliffePaul 2 года назад

      @@johnuferbach9166 But it is just such a country. 🤯

  • @epiphany6196
    @epiphany6196 2 года назад +1

    *What a WONDERFUL VIDEO!!!*

  • @ashv1794
    @ashv1794 2 года назад +1

    I love the visuals and graphics in this video :))))) for us visual learners:))

  • @tedz2usa
    @tedz2usa 2 года назад +17

    Amazing reporting by Joss Fong, clearly passionate about the subject matter and helping make this subject accessible and relevant to the public. This was a very well-produced video!!

  • @ziahr555
    @ziahr555 2 года назад +19

    Humans are amazing. I'm extremely appreciative that I had the luck to be birthed into this specie of vertebrae on this floating speck of dust.
    Webb may find that life is abundant in the cosmos, but intelligent life may be quite rare. Rare in cosmic terms though can also mean a confusingly large number.
    Can't wait to see Webb's first pictures.

  • @hashinui9329
    @hashinui9329 2 года назад +5

    Your videos never disappointment me. Keep it up👍

  • @SpaceNewsPod
    @SpaceNewsPod Год назад +1

    Such a great conversation. Thanks!

  • @rumrunner8019
    @rumrunner8019 2 года назад +1

    Everybody's gangsta until the James Webb telescope beams back pictures of Azathoth and Yag-Sothoth

  • @adorman
    @adorman 2 года назад +4

    9:16 not sure about that one...
    What about public healthcare? Lol

  • @danielbrowniel
    @danielbrowniel 2 года назад +7

    People that love space exploration have been watching this for over a decade and It's really sad how many people live under a rock when it comes to this stuff. I tell them, It's a really big deal.. it cost like 7 burj khalifas .. and then they're like what's burj khalifa? It's a painful time to be interested in engineering achievements.

    • @fcgHenden
      @fcgHenden 2 года назад

      You have to measure in washing machines and football fields.

  • @whereeveritgoes
    @whereeveritgoes 2 года назад +3

    I have heard about this telescope so many times in previous years I thought it was already a working one. Didn't know it was still being built all this while!

  • @paedu
    @paedu 2 года назад +2

    As soon as I saw the design of the telescope, I thought: Wow, this will be cool when it comes out as a LEGO model. Looks like VOX already has a first prototype of it! :) well done!

  • @usaherobrine
    @usaherobrine 2 года назад +2

    She is an excellent explainer, very articulate

  • @robws007
    @robws007 2 года назад +7

    Great video, very well explained.
    PS: Your model rocks! Could VOX do a tutorial on how they adapted the NASA paper model or at least provide a few more details???
    🙏🙏🙏

  • @quelorepario
    @quelorepario 2 года назад +5

    *Scientist:* "I also think it's sort of... like it is in the DNA of our country that we spend money on things that make the world more good, things like public parks and public libraries you know the sort of things that we all enjoy and make the world a better place..."
    *Republican:* That's not in my DNA.

  • @tothemoon9472
    @tothemoon9472 2 года назад +3

    I hope that I will live long enough to see the images that this telescope will capture.

    • @bbborbo
      @bbborbo 2 года назад +1

      itll only take 6 months or so

  • @idostuffsometimes1376
    @idostuffsometimes1376 2 года назад +2

    9:15 "It's in the DNA of this country to spend money on things that make the world more good"
    Also the US: has the most military spending in the world

  • @johnl.sullivan5229
    @johnl.sullivan5229 2 года назад

    Absolutely FANTASTIC