Gravity Assist: Using Webb to Trace Galactic Histories, with Aaron Yung

04/03/2022 22 min
Gravity Assist: Using Webb to Trace Galactic Histories, with Aaron Yung

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The James Webb Space Telescope, which launched Dec. 25, will allow us to see the farthest galaxies and better understand the origins of the Milky Way. Aaron Yung at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center is preparing for these historic observations by simulating what Webb will see in the early universe. But Aaron’s path to mind-bending research wasn’t easy. When he came to the United States as a teenager, he spoke a different native language and didn’t have the preparation other kids had for math and physics. Learn about Aaron’s journey in this episode of Gravity Assist.

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