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James Webb Space Telescope Readies for Launch

  • by Staff
  • December 17, 2021
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UC Davis Physics Professor Maruša Bradač was featured on NPR today regarding on the James Webb Space Telescope, which is scheduled to launch on December 24th. See or listen to the full story on the NPR website here:

https://www.npr.org/2021/12/17/1064724045/this-new-space-telescope-should-reveal-what-the-universe-looked-like-as-a-baby

 

Published: December 17, 2021, 11:28 am

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