The James Webb Space Telescope is optimised for making infrared observations in order to study the origin and evolution of galaxies, stars and planetary systems and is designed to look further back in space and time than the Hubble Space Telescope. It is a massive international project, decades in the making involving NASA, the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency. Expected to launch before this lecture, the JWST will be deployed in space near the Sun-Earth Lagrange point.

This joint lecture with the RAeS is expected to be in-person, however Microsoft Teams will be a backup.

All welcome. Please book to help us estimate expected attendance. The event is free, although the RAeS suggest a voluntary donation of £3, payable on the day, to support their future events.