Three BIG updates for the James Webb Space Telescope

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I thought Christmas break was supposed to be relaxing?! Stress levels are still high here but there was three pieces of very good news these past few days we should chat about! #unfoldtheuniverse Track JWST here: https://webb.nasa.gov/content/webbLaunch/whereIsWebb.html NASA’s JWST blog with more info here: https://blogs.nasa.gov/webb/ Catch the livestreams of mission control on @NASA’s YouTube channel Find out more about JWST from the European Space Agency: http://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Webb My other video on JWST chatting with Dr Sarah Kendrew: https://youtu.be/O9ZlqWp7620 00:00 - Launch 00:12 - Introduction 00:41 - 1) JWST will operate for longer than we hoped 03:19 - 2) MIRI has been switched on 04:10 - 3) Houston we have a telescope 07:36 - How to follow the JWST mission 08:33 - Bloopers --- 👕 Check out my merch here: https://teespring.com/stores/dr-becky --- 📚 "Space: 10 Things You Should Know" - UK Edition: http://bit.ly/SpaceDrBecky 📚 US & Canada version: "Space at the speed of light" (same book, different title, with some beautiful illustrations): https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/635406/space-at-the-speed-of-light-by-dr-becky-smethurst/ 📚 German translation "Das kleine Buch vom großen Knall" : https://www.dtv.de/buch/becky-smethurst-das-kleine-buch-vom-grossen-knall-28254/ --- 🎧 Royal Astronomical Society Podcast that I co-host: podfollow.com/supermassive --- 🔔 Don't forget to subscribe and click the little bell icon t

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