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The James Webb Space Telescope has turned its golden eye on the cosmos. The largest, most sensitive telescope put in space since the Hubble Space Telescope is already producing new photos of far-off galaxies and other cosmic phenomena.\nIn this episode: astronomers share their reactions to these stunning images, the project scientist on JWST describes how infrared cameras capture phenomena that are invisible to shorter wavelengths, and a plan to investigate the very stardust that created everything, including you and me.\nGuests:\nN\xe9stor Espinoza\xa0\u2013 Assistant astronomer, Space Telescope Science Institute, principal investigator for exoplanet atmospheric physics, James Webb Space Telescope\nAlyssa Pagan\xa0\u2013\xa0Science Visuals Developer at the Space Telescope Science Institute\nJohn Mather\xa0\u2013\xa0Nobel Prize-winning NASA astronomer and Senior Project Scientist for the James Webb Space Telescope\nAlex Filippenko\xa0\u2013\xa0Professor of Astronomy at the University of California, Berkeley\nFeaturing music by\xa0Dewey Dellay\xa0and\xa0Jun Miyake\nA special offer to Big Picture Science listeners: Receive 60% off the first month of a MEL Physics, MEL Chemistry or MEL STEM subscription.\xa0Just go to MELscience.com and use the promo code BPS or follow this link: https://melscience.com/sBI3/.\xa0You like science, that\u2019s why you listen to Big Picture Science.\xa0So why not check out MEL science for your kids?\nBig Picture Science is part of the\xa0Airwave Media\xa0podcast network.\xa0Please contact\xa0sales@advertisecast.com\xa0to inquire about advertising on Big Picture Science.\nYou can get early access to ad-free versions of every episode by joining us on\xa0Patreon. Thanks for your support!\n\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices