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Eighteen months after the most advanced space telescope was launched from Earth sending back stunning images of the cosmic infinity, a documentary coming to Netflix soon will offer insights on its construction and journey.
Set to start streaming on July 24 on Netflix, Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine charts the inception and launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
The documentary features interviews with key figures involved in the JWST project, including former Nasa administrator Charles Bolden, JWST project manager Mike Menzel, and astronomer John Mather, who won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the telescope.
The 64-minute documentary also offers a behind-the-scenes look at the JWST’s construction and testing, as well as the challenges that the team faced in getting the telescope launched.
This fascinating and informative look at one of the most important scientific projects of our time is sure to appeal to anyone who is interested in space exploration, astronomy, or simply learning more about the universe.
The documentary begins by tracing the origins of the JWST project, which was first conceived in the early 1980s. It then goes on to detail the challenges that the team faced in designing and building the telescope. These included the need to develop new technologies to allow the JWST to operate in the infrared spectrum, as well as the need to ensure that the telescope was able to withstand the harsh conditions of space.
It also highlights the importance of the JWST to the future of astronomy.
The telescope is expected to revolutionise our understanding of the universe by allowing us to see objects that are too faint or too distant to be seen by other telescopes.
The JWST is also expected to provide new insights into the formation of stars and galaxies, as well as the evolution of the universe.
It has been directed by Shai Gal, who has also directed documentaries on other scientific topics, such as the Large Hadron Collider and the Rosetta mission.
