James Webb Space Telescope: And the Beginning of a New Era

Karoline Velázquez Ramirez

Period Improvement Plan: English

Institucion Educativa Distrital Villas De San Pablo

Geraldine Coronel Molina

Martes 19 De Julio 2022

 Introduction

In search of understanding and knowing the history of the creation of the first stars of our
universe, has taken us on a surprising journey full of knowledge that has not been an easy task,
but as time goes by we get closer and closer to the truth with the help of multiple tools, a great
example of this is the Hubble Space Telescope, which has been able to verify that in other
galaxies there are also black holes, without a doubt it is the most recognized telescope in the
world and how not to be if thanks to He was able to observe for the first time images of the gases
that surround black holes, deduce their mass and better understand their origin, we owe Hubble a
lot and it only remains to thank him.
Today we begin a new era with the arrival of the James Webb telescope that promises us much
more and will allow us to be closer to the origin of the formation of the universe. James Webb
the new telescope that will allow us to explore the unknown and reach the unimagined. It is the
largest and most powerful space telescope ever built by the human race, so large that it had to be
folded into its rocket for space travel. With the first images revealed by NASA we can realize the
great powers that Webb contains, the quality and details are magnificent and it opens our minds
to acquire more knowledge of space, it is just a beginning, "a small step for man , a great leap
for humanity".
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It is exciting to be living these important events for humanity, it was a dream for the most
privileged minds that have walked the earth and seeing these events with my own eyes makes me
feel unique and special. Since Galileo Galilei created the first telescope, a single objective was
born and that is to look further into space and the further we look, the further back in time we
will be seeing, with Webb we will be much closer to the origin, much closer to the Big Bang.
 Conclusion

It is difficult to understand what is misunderstood, which is why we create tools to respond to

what we do not understand. We aspire to see the evolution of the first galaxies, the birth of the
first stars and perhaps locate life on other worlds. It is a hard road and it may take time to find
these answers, but we do not give up. Everything we have achieved is incredible and with the
James Webb telescope we aspire to put an end to many unknowns that we do every day, ideas
that we share and discuss, we are so close to reaching the truth and the way in which we see
everything that we surrounds, it is exciting to know that we are closer than yesterday.
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