JWST Launches Today

[mik]

Pfft - I saw on the doorbell thread that @Jobbo’s own web telescope was now fully operational too.

Last night’s web

[Beany]

My god, Eight Legged Freaks was a documentary!

[Jobbo]

It's at times like these that I am reminded of the Tintin book, The Shooting Star.

[Beany]

I can't tell if that's for real, or if it's a drug fuelled recreation/modification.

[Jobbo]

That is an actual page from The Shooting Star. And the telescope strip is also actually from it.

[Beany]

Drugs. All the drugs.

[jamcg]

[mik]

As usual - comments are awesome

[Marv]

That's a damn amazing pic

[nuttinnew]

As usual - comments are awesome

Meh, some are ok.

Pete von Zychlin Gaines @petegaines · Aug 22
Replying to @NASA @robertloerzel and @NASAWebb

yo that planet big af


Chuck @ivychat · Aug 22

That's no planet. That's a Space Station!

[dinny_g]

Pillars of Creation...



https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/20 ... f-creation

[Brannen]

I've got no idea how they actually get photos like that, but it's so impressive. The colours, the details... Space is just mind boggling.

[Gavster]

That is absolutely mind blowing

[mik]

I've got no idea how they actually get photos like that, but it's so impressive. The colours, the details... Space is just mind boggling.

Colour is from looking at non-visible light wavelengths (eg Infra red) and making them visible to us hoomans. Detail is James Webb

[IanF]

[duncs500]

Not working for me.

[Beany]

I think you mean

[duncs500]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-66786611

Very exciting news! (potentially)

[mik]

[Simon]

I've always said that what with the sheer number of stars and planets in the universe, the chances that none of them contain life, and none of _them_ containing intelligent life, are unfeasible small. It's just a matter of time till we detect them.