is webb evolutionary or revolutionary every time you put a new piece of technology into space
or you look at the universe with different eyes you you learn something revolutionary
incredible unbelievable things are out in the universe waiting for us to discover them these
mysteries fuel astronomers to search further into the universe and learn as much as they
can about the nature of the cosmos this drive has led to the creation of the most powerful telescope
ever made it has the ability to peer back in time and gaze at the universe as it was less than one
billion years after the big bang what will the most sophisticated space telescope ever built
be able to show us you're watching mata and today we're looking at six discoveries astronomers hope
to find with the james webb space telescope number six a much closer look at black holes
astronomers hope to get another closer look at black holes and how they behave black holes are
one of the most mysterious objects that have been found in the universe but there is still much that
we have to learn about them one of the problems faced when scientists try to study black holes
is that they cannot be detected using visual light so traditional telescopes won't be able to see
much of a black hole to get around this problem astronomers have been using x-ray telescopes
designed to observe objects in the x-ray spectrum to study black holes but x-ray telescopes have
their limitations as well and black holes are known to emit many other forms of radiation
the james webb telescope is equipped to observe light in the infrared region of the light spectrum
which will allow it to see much more when looking at a black hole it will allow astronomers to study
what is happening in the clouds of mata swirling around black holes and better understand the
process of black holes feeding and growing over time number five witness the birth of stars
the james webb telescope will be able to witness stars being born throughout the cosmos because
there are countless stars in our universe it might come as a bit of a surprise that there
are quite a number of things that scientists do not know when it comes to their birth
astronomers have not been able to watch stars being formed and there is still a debate going
as to how this process unfolds the common belief is that they primarily form in massive clouds of
dust and gas gravity will slowly start bringing this matter together and when enough of it
comes together and it becomes dense enough the process of nuclear fusion will begin in its core
and the new star begins its life but because this occurs in clouds of dust and gas the
telescopes that we are currently using have a hard time trying to pierce that dark veil
and see the process happening behind it with the new james webb telescope and its massive array
of capabilities astronomers will get to peer beyond this dusty curtain for the first time
they will be able to watch new stars forming and better their understanding of that process
number four the formation and growth of early galaxies astronomers are going to
use the james webb telescope to look back at the formation of the universe's earliest galaxies
there are an estimated 100 to 200 billion galaxies in the observable universe depending
on who you ask about it using the hubble space telescope and others astronomers have theorized
that galaxies began to form within the first billion years of the birth of the universe
some of these galaxies are still around today but scientists are not sure what led to the first
galaxies forming and how the environment of the early universe played a role in their formation
the hope is to study the growth of early galaxies to try and understand more about the conditions
of the very early universe which can lead to a better understanding of our universe as a whole
because light travels at a fixed speed looking farther into space is equivalent to looking at
the universe at an early time and this telescope is designed to look further back than ever before
the james webb space telescope will be able to look back at the time of the
first galaxies and will allow astronomers to study them as they are being born number three
how the cosmic structure grew the james webb space telescope will be able to peer far back
in time and study the structure of the universe as it began and grew it is designed to peer into
the past as far back as just 100 million years after the big bang that's nearly 13.6 billion
years ago astronomers are going to use this capability to learn about the growth of the
universe and how its structure grew to the point we are at today science still has many
unknowns when it comes to how our universe evolved and why it is organized in the way it is
if this telescope is able to collect the data that scientists are hoping for
it could help answer many of these questions that have been left unanswered up to this point
the information gathered may contain the evidence needed to help solidify current theories such as
the big bang or help lead astronomers towards the correct answer number two find planets that
can support life every star in the galaxy has at least one planet that means that there are
more planets in the galaxy than there are stars hundreds of billions of planets the james webb
space telescope will help astronomers search for habitable exoplanets throughout our galaxy it is
equipped with a large array of sensors and other instruments that will allow the many astronomers
on the hunt for life to search for exoplanets and see what different chemicals are present on them
the telescope is more sensitive than any of its predecessors which will allow scientists to
pick up more detailed information than ever before exoplanets are typically found by looking at stars
and waiting to detect the tiny shift in a star's emitted light as the exoplanet passes in front
of it james webb is sensitive enough to pick up changes in the light as it passes through the
atmosphere of the planets these changes can then be used to discover what elements are present on
the planet scientists know that life as we know it releases specific kinds of chemicals
we inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide while photosynthesizing plants do the opposite
the james webb telescope will be able to detect these chemicals
and can help astronomers find exoplanets that are capable of harboring life number one be surprised
the james webb space telescope may find something in our universe that no one was looking for
when the telescope is fully deployed and begins its search of the deepest regions of our universe
there is no way for anyone to know exactly what it will find the small parts that we have explored
of our vast universe have shown us how diverse spectacular and utterly unbelievable it can be
whenever we have taken a deeper look into the universe it seems to send some views
that have been held up until that point out of the window there is no telling what we will find
when it peers into places no one has seen before will we find evidence of extraterrestrial life
will the current model of the universe hold up to new information
what questions will we be able to answer and what new questions will be found that will energize the
next leap forward getting a new telescope in orbit is a fantastic feat that can help lead to the next
giant leap forward in our understanding of the universe as a whole what are you most excited
for the james webb space telescope to find thanks for watching see you next time on mata