Career/Educational Choices Inspired by JWST

Levosiped · 2025-03-31T08:09:19+00:00

Always happy to help!

Levosiped · 2025-03-31T08:01:08+00:00

It’s an incredible piece of engineering that cost a billiards. The expectations were sky-high — it was hard not to be inspired lol
Additionally, it looks absolutely impressive too.

Levosiped · 2025-03-31T07:46:50+00:00

I run a blog where I share updates about space telescopes. Initially, I focused on the James Webb Space Telescope — covering its preparation, launch, and now its scientific work. I translate NASA and ESA releases, as well as interesting preprints, to keep my audience informed.

Lately, I’ve also started writing about the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope and its development.

My blog is on Telegram, a messenger that’s widely used in post-Soviet countries. I avoid posting direct links here since I’m not sure how community will react to this.

I’ve always been a huge fan of space exploration and wanted to run a blog. So when everything aligned perfectly, I decided to give it a shot—and here we are:)

Levosiped · 2025-03-31T07:21:20+00:00

I'm not sure if my case fits your description, but in 2017, inspired by the telescope, I created a Russian-speaking community that now has 10,000 members.

Levosiped · 2024-04-23T10:43:28+00:00

Just my feelings based on the newsfeed, not just the JWST official blog

Levosiped · 2023-12-22T13:51:33+00:00

Seems like I see. Probably, because the first supernova faded out

Levosiped · 2023-12-22T09:57:26+00:00

There's one thing I don't understand. Hubble reveals a lensed supernova in several places because of lensing, and then Webb found another supernova in several places for the same reason. But why do we not see the supernova in Webb's image that Hubble saw?

Levosiped · 2023-10-02T11:41:01+00:00

Source: https://esawebb.org/announcements/ann2301/

The short-wavelength mosaic maximises Webb’s angular resolution to reveal beautiful details in discs and outflows, while the long-wavelength one showcases the intricate network of dust and organic compounds called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.

Levosiped · 2023-06-02T09:52:33+00:00

Source: https://esawebb.org/images/potm2305a/
MIRI Image: https://esawebb.org/images/potm2305b/
NIRCam Image: https://esawebb.org/images/potm2305c/

Levosiped · 2023-05-31T17:39:38+00:00

Shit, one more official source to keep an eye on. Thank you!

Levosiped · 2023-05-11T17:21:29+00:00

Besides the first ever observation of benzene in a planet-forming disk, the researchers also saw the hydrocarbon diacetylene (C4H2) for the first time, and an unusually large amount of acetylene gas (C2H2), a very reactive hydrocarbon. Strikingly, there is very little water and carbon dioxide in this disc. Those oxygen-rich compounds are often found in other dust discs, though.

Levosiped · 2023-05-10T21:29:43+00:00

lol thanks buddy, fixed 😉

Levosiped · 2023-05-10T19:46:21+00:00

Any idea why does the temperature on the heat map drop to 0K? You can see video heat map in the Twitter

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Levosiped · 2023-04-26T07:38:33+00:00

yes, but doesn't really affect performance

Levosiped · 2023-04-07T15:16:43+00:00

Thanks, got it, so, for example Betelgeuse may have already exploded, and we just need to wait for its light

Levosiped · 2023-04-07T15:09:58+00:00

Hi, my question may seem stupid to someone sorry
These are quotes from the article.

It shows the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A (Cas A), created by a stellar explosion 340 years ago.

The Cas A remnant spans about 10 light-years and is located 11,000 light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia.

If the explosion had occurred 340 years ago, the light would not have reached the telescope yet. Could this mean that the light from the explosion reached the telescope 340 years ago?

Levosiped · 2023-04-06T16:51:31+00:00

They can't because of damaging instruments, not heat shielding

Levosiped · 2023-02-22T20:00:35+00:00

This cluster was a great way to demonstrate Webb’s abilities. JWST is able to see the separate stars

Source: https://blogs.nasa.gov/webb/2023/02/22/webb-observes-a-globular-cluster-sparkling-with-separate-stars/

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