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Science with the James Webb Space TelescopeThe scientific capabilities of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) fall into four themes. The End of the Dark Ages: First Light and Reionization theme seeks to identify the first luminous sources to form and to determine the ionization history of the universe. The Assembly of Galaxies theme seeks to determine how galaxies and the dark matter, gas, stars, metals, morphological structures, and active nuclei within them evolved from the epoch of reionization to the present. The Birth of Stars and Protoplanetary Systems theme seeks to unravel the birth and early evolution of stars, from infall onto dust-enshrouded protostars, to the genesis of planetary systems. The Planetary Systems and the Origins of Life theme seeks to determine the physical and chemical properties of planetary systems around nearby stars and of our own, and investigate the potential for life in those systems. To enable these for science themes, JWST will be a large (6.6m) cold (50K) telescope launched to the second Earth-Sun Lagrange point in 2014. It is the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, and is a partnership of NASA, ESA and CSA.
Document ID
20100015761
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Gardner, Jonathan P.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
April 11, 2010
Subject Category
Astronomy
Meeting Information
Meeting: First Galaxies, Quasars & Gamma-Ray Bursts
Location: State College, PA
Country: United States
Start Date: June 7, 2010
End Date: June 10, 2010
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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