Event Announcement: The James Webb Space Telescope Mission
Guest Speaker: Matt Greenhouse
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In celebration of the Wyoming Infrared Observatory’s 50th anniversary, Matt Greenhouse will deliver a talk titled “The James Webb Space Telescope Mission” on Friday, Oct. 2, at 4 p.m. in Room 133 of the University of Wyoming Classroom Building.
The event, hosted by UW’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, is free and open to the public.
About Matt Greenhouse:
Matt Greenhouse serves as the integrated science instrument module project scientist for NASA. He has been part of the James Webb Space Telescope senior staff since 1997, specializing in infrared imaging spectroscopy, development of related instrumentation and technologies, flight project science, and technical management.
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is the largest space telescope ever constructed and serves as the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope. It offers humanity its first high-definition view of the infrared universe, observing early epochs of the universe that Hubble cannot see. The JWST reveals how galaxies and structures have evolved over cosmic time and is searching exoplanet atmospheres for evidence of life.
NASA developed the JWST in partnership with the European and Canadian space agencies, with science observations proposed by the international astronomical community, similar to the Hubble.
The JWST was launched on Christmas Day 2021, completed in-flight commissioning in June 2022, and has been conducting science operations for five years.
For More Information:
Email: physics@uwyo.edu
Phone: (307) 766-6150
