Peering into the First Images from the James Webb Space Telescope

IN-PERSON: The Rice Science Café presents Megan Reiter, Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy, in a talk about discoveries from the James Webb Space Telescope.

Description: “Less than one year ago, we got our first views of the universe as seen by the recently-launched [James Webb Space Telescope](https://jwst.nasa.gov/content/webbLaunch/whereIsWebb.html) (JWST). This new observatory allows us to peer into the dust-enshrouded birthplace of stars, probe the atmospheres of extrasolar planets, and look back in time to find the earliest galaxies. The telescope is working better than expected, increasing the ways it will transform our understanding of how stars and planets form across space and time. Megan Reiter will lead a tour through one of her favorite early JWST images that reveals a star-forming nursery not unlike the one we think gave birth to the Sun and Solar System. Images like these are key to piecing together how stars and planets form — including how likely these planets may be to host life.”

Reiter’s Rice profile page: [https://profiles.rice.edu/faculty/megan-reiter](https://profiles.rice.edu/faculty/megan-reiter)

Pre-event reception 6:30 p.m.
Talk begins at 7 p.m.

The talk will be held in the Auditorium of the BioScience Research Collaborative (BRC), 6500 Main Street

Complimentary parking available. Details provided on registration form.
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