[Todos] Proximo coloquio del IAFE - Miercoles 26/10 - 14 hs

[Daniel Gomez]

Les paso el aviso sobre el proximo Coloquio del IAFE, el miércoles 16  
de noviembre:

14hs: "James Webb Space Telescope - Then and Now"
Dra. Kathryn Flanagan (STScI-USA)


Resumen de la charla:

The James Webb Space Telescope is the largest astrophysics mission in
NASA's history, launched on December 25, 2021.  JWST was designed to see
the first galaxies forming shortly after the Big Bang, and has been
nicknamed the "First Light Machine". This goal drove the design of the
telescope, resulting in a segmented mirror extending 6 meters across, and
a sunshield the size of a tennis court, with a final orbit 1.5 million
kilometers from earth.  But its infrared sensitivity also allows it to
peer into dusty environments, making it the perfect instrument to explore
the regions where stars and planets form, and to trace how galaxies have
evolved over time.  JWST's potential is so transformative for astronomy
that three international space agencies – NASA, ESA and the Canadian Space
Agency – partnered together to bring it to launch.  Dr. Kathryn Flanagan,
astronomer emerita at the Space Telescope Science Institute, will talk
about the design of this mammoth observatory, it’s struggles in the early
years to come to launch, and it’s recent exciting observations  - from
distant early galaxies, to planets in our solar system, and everything in
between.


Sobre la Dra. Flanagan:

Ella es Dra en física del MIT, actualmente astrónoma emérita del Instituto
del Telescopio Espacial (STScI), donde además de ser directora del
instituto entre 2012-2015, fue la responsable del proyecto del JWST entre
2007 y 2012. y ha participado activamente en el desarrollo de otros
proyectos espaciales.


Saludos, daniel