Ask a Nobel Laureate about James Webb Space Telescope science!
- By Maggie Masetti
- September 24, 2012
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Got a burning question about the science the James Webb Space Telescope will do? Because we’ve had some big news at NASA Goddard recently with JWST’s first two flight mirrors arriving to our cleanroom here, we’re celebrating! There will be a special tweet-chat Tuesday, September 25th from 2-3pm EDT with Dr. John Mather, recipient of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physics and James Webb Space Telescope project scientist. Ask your question about JWST science (or just follow the Q&A) using the #JWSTscience hashtag. (Webb’s twitter account is: @NASAWebbTelescp.)
If you’ve been following Blueshift for a while, you’ll remember we interviewed John for our podcast (and spoof) on Award Shows – and we also talked to him about making data beautiful.
Nobel Laureate John C. Mather shows some of the earliest data from the NASA Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) Satellite during a press conference held at the NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC, USA. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Credit: NASA
More John Mather, COBE, and JWST
Dr. John Mather was awarded the 2006 Nobel Prize (in conjunction with Dr. George Smoot) in Physics for his work on cosmology with the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) satellite. He is currently the project scientist for the James Webb Space Telescope, the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope. To learn more about Dr. Mather and his projects, visit:
- COBE, Cosmology, and John Mather – The official NASA site about John Mather and his projects.
- We produced an episode in 2007 about Dr. Mather (Cool Science for Hot Times), which was so popular that we released an extended version of his interview.
- James Webb Space Telescope – All about the successor to Hubble.
- Photos of Dr. Mather receiving his Nobel Prize.
