Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine is a documentary film that follows the ambitious mission to launch the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The film gives viewers unique access to the behind-the-scenes work of the engineers and scientists who made the JWST a reality.
The JWST is the most powerful space telescope ever built. It is designed to peer into the farthest reaches of the universe, allowing us to see objects that were formed just a few hundred million years after the Big Bang. The telescope is also expected to revolutionize our understanding of exoplanets, the planets that orbit stars other than the Sun.
The film was directed by Shai Gal, and it premieres on Netflix on July 24, 2023.
Release Date
July 22, 2023
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James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope is the most powerful and complex space telescope ever built. It was launched on December 25, 2021, and is currently orbiting the Sun about a million miles away from Earth. The JWST is designed to study the universe in infrared light, which allows it to see objects that are too faint or too distant to be seen by other telescopes.
How the James Webb Telescope can “see back in time”
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) can’t actually “go back in time” in the traditional sense. However, it can see objects that are so far away that the light from them has taken billions of years to reach us. This means that when we look at these objects through the JWST, we are essentially seeing them as they were billions of years ago. Read More
