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(Hayward, Calif.) — Chabot College has joined hundreds of sites across the country to celebrate the release of the first science images from the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA’s next great space science observatory. Chabot will offer free public programs in its planetarium to bring the excitement of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) to everyone in our community.
“We are thrilled that Chabot College is an official host site for NASA’s James Webb Space
Telescope community events celebrating Webb’s first stunning images,” said Astronomy &
Physics Professor Scott Hildreth. “People of all ages and backgrounds will find tremendous inspiration in Webb’s new view of the cosmos, which will fundamentally change our understanding of the universe for this generation and many to come.”
Webb is the largest and most complex space science telescope ever built – the premier
observatory of the next decade. This international mission, led by NASA in partnership with the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency, launched Dec. 25, 2021. After unfolding in space into its final form, Webb successfully arrived at its destination nearly one million miles from Earth and began preparing for science operations.
The observatory, which is designed to see the universe in the infrared, will push the field of astronomy into a new era. Webb will be able to study light from distant parts of the universe for the very first time – the first galaxies that formed over 13.5 billion years ago – and give us insight into how our universe formed. It will also peer into dusty stellar nurseries to explore distant worlds orbiting other stars, as well as observe objects in our own solar system.
First release images, along with participation in live science discussion panels, will occur on Tuesday 7/12 at 2:30 p.m., with additional sessions on Saturday 7/16 at 10 a.m. (in Spanish) and 12 p.m. (in English). Space is limited.
For more information, please email shildreth@chabotcollege.edu or visit https://www.chabotcollege.edu/faculty/shildreth/jwst/.
Chabot College is located at 25555 Hesperian Blvd in Hayward, Calif. 94545. Our community events will be held in the Planetarium (Room 1902) and are free and open to the public.
To learn more about the Webb telescope, visit https://blogs.nasa.gov/webb/ and https://webbtelescope.org/
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