JWST is not enough

James Webb, Hubble, Euclid, Gaia, Chandra... the list goes on... Yet we go on and on about how incredible the James Webb Space Telescope is - so why do astronomers want more telescopes? Why is JWST not enough? Become a patron: https://patreon.com/ThomasRintoul Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/ARUBdwxZMk ---------- | Chapters | ---------- 00:00 - Introduction 00:53 - Light isn't simple... 03:45 - Why build JWST? 06:15 - Where JWST falls short 08:44 - Why we need to observe everything 12:02 - What would JWST have missed? 13:10 - Conclusion --------- I Socials I --------- BlueSky - https://bsky.app/profile/thomasrintoul.bsky.social Threads - https://www.threads.net/@thomas.rintoul Insta - https://www.instagram.com/thomas.rintoul Watch me live on twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/ThomAstroSci Email: [email protected] --------- I References I --------- https://sci.esa.int/web/gaia/-/60169-gaia-s-sky-in-colour https://www.space.com/electromagnetic-spectrum-use-in-astronomy https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/astrophysics/cosmic-bow-shocks/ https://lambda.gsfc.nasa.gov/product/foreground/f_images.html https://science.nasa.gov/resource/fermis-12-year-view-of-the-gamma-ray-sky/ https://webbtelescope.org/science/the-observatory/infrared-astronomy#:~:text=Longer%20wavelengths%20of%20infrared%20light,emit%20light%20inside%20dusty%20clouds. --------- I Gear Used I --------- Camera: Canon EOS M50 Lenses: Tamron 24-70mm f/2.8 G2 Microphone: Audio Technica AT2020 Images and video from the public domain or from creative commons sources. --------- II --------- Hi, I'm Thomas, a second year PhD student in Astrophysics at Cardiff University. This is my channel where I share the wonders of physics and astronomy. If you enjoy videos from Simon Clark, Dr Becky or Tom Scott, I think you'll enjoy my videos!