Dr. Joel Green shares spectacular images from Webb and Hubble in Space Talk presentation
On Dec. 14, 2023, Liberty Science Center hosted Dr. Joel Green, Hubble Space Telescope Scientist at the Space Telescope Science Institute, for our latest Space Talk presentation: “From the Hubble to the Webb.”
When the Hubble Space Telescope was launched in 1990, it revolutionized astronomy, helping us better understand the universe and our place in it. The telescope continues to provide us with beautiful views of distant galaxies, the remnants of exploded stars, and the birthplaces of new ones. It has also helped to set the stage for our latest and greatest telescope – the James Webb Space Telescope.
Dr. Green works with the Space Telescope Science Institute – which helps operate both of these incredible space telescopes – and focuses his own research on how stars and planets begin their lives.
Stars are born in gigantic clouds of gas and dust called star forming nebulae. Inside these nebulae, pockets of this gas and dust slowly collapse under their own gravity, shrinking and heating up until the point where it turns into a star. If there is enough leftover gas and dust nearby, it eventually shrinks further to form planets. To understand this process, we need the most detailed images possible from our telescopes in space.
At his Space Talk in the planetarium, Dr. Green shared the latest spectacular images from James Webb and Hubble, showing audiences in great detail baby stars and stars just about to be born. Among these was a recently released image of HH 211:
Below, watch the full presentation in 360 degrees!
Join us on Jan. 18, 2024, for our next Space Talk presentation: “Found! Ancient Black Hole,” presented by Dr. Priya Natajanaran, Professor of Astronomy and Physics at Yale University, as we explore the origins of ancient, massive black holes. Click here to learn more and reserve your spot now.
