The Most Powerful Space Telescope Ever 🔭

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🗓️ 11 January 2022

⏱️ 11 minutes

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In Today's Episode: 🌌 Ever wonder what the universe looked like as a baby? 🚀 Today, we’re blasting into space to check out the James Webb Space Telescope and learning 5 fun facts about it along the way. ⛅ Wild weather from Colorado wildfires to raining fish in Texas. And, test your universe knowledge in today's Trivia on the Ten. ✅ 🌎 Visit https://www.gofundme.com/f/wildfirerelieffund to support ongoing wildfire relief efforts. ✔️ Sign up for the Ten News Newsletter! 📧 Email us your curious facts, funny stories, and eye rolling jokes at: [email protected] 🎇 Follow the show on Instagram 🌍 Check out our website for sources and a transcript of today's episode! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0	Ever wonder what the universe looked like as a baby?
0:07.0	No, what a baby super dover.
0:12.0	We are blasting into space to check out the James Webb Space Telescope.
0:17.0	I'm Bethany Van Delft. It's Tuesday, January 11th, and this is the 10 News.
0:23.0	10.
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0:27.5	1.
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0:27.9	One of the best parts about going on a trip is coming home.
0:34.2	But for the James Webb Space Telescope, there's no turning back.
0:39.3	On Christmas, NASA launched the most powerful space telescope ever.
0:44.6	Working with the European and Canadian space agencies, NASA hopes to learn about the very
0:49.5	beginnings of our universe. You see, light takes a long time to travel. It takes eight minutes for light
0:56.2	from the sun to reach the earth. Whoa! The further away the light is, the longer it takes
1:01.6	to reach us. So, if we can look really, really, really far, we can see the oldest stars in our
1:08.3	universe back when they were babies.
1:16.9	That's what the James Webb Space Telescope is built to do.
1:21.5	Its giant gold reflectors will help us see farther than ever before.
1:28.1	So far, everything has gone smoothly, and soon astronomers will have the universe's baby pictures.
1:35.2	Scientists, engineers, and space lovers everywhere are excited about this new telescope. And here to share five fascinating facts about this new space tech is Tenor Owen.
1:43.9	Thanks, Bethany.
1:45.0	I'm reporting in from space with five facts about the James Webb Telescope.
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