This week we have another long-form episode! David got a little obsessed with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) a few months ago and spent hours and hours researching and talking to experts so that he can try to explain it here on the podcast for Marques and Andrew. This one is a little dense but if you're even remotely interested in the mysteries of our universe this one is for you. David explains why the JWST is such a big deal and what we hope to discover once it begins sending back pictures. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 03:04 History lesson 09:00 Why Hubble is different 13:15 Red Shift explanation 19:06 How telescopes help science 29:37 Ad break 29:40 How scientists find exoplanets 43:46 Ad break 2 43:48 James Webb Space Telescope engineering feats 01:11:45 Outro Special thanks to: Paul Geithner: https://www.jwst.nasa.gov/content/meetTheTeam/people/geithner.html Dr. Jonathan McDowell: https://twitter.com/planet4589 Dr. Peter Gao: https://twitter.com/PlanetaryGao Tim Dodd: https://twitter.com/Erdayastronaut Sources: How James Webb Orbits Nothing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybn8-_QV8Tg%20 Webb vs Hubble (NASA): https://jwst.nasa.gov/content/about/comparisonWebbVsHubble.html Fine Guidance Sensor (NASA): https://jwst.nasa.gov/content/observatory/instruments/fgs.html JWST FAQ (NASA): https://www.jwst.nasa.gov/content/about/faqs/faq.html?linkId=142822511#pointing Where is Webb? (NASA): https://jwst.nasa.gov/content/webbLaunch/whereIsWebb.html Webb Orbit (NASA): https://jwst.nasa.gov/content/about/orbit.html Webb Sunshield (NASA): https://jwst.nasa.gov/content/observatory/sunshield.html Webb Mirrors (NASA): https://jwst.nasa.gov/content/observatory/ote/mirrors/index.html Twitters: https://twitter.com/wvfrm https://twitter.com/mkbhd https://twitter.com/andymanganelli https://twitter.com/adamlukas17 https://twitter.com/DurvidImel Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wvfrmpodcast/ Shop the merch: null Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/mkbhd Music by 20syl: https://bit.ly/2S53xlC Waveform is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.