The Search for Life Beyond Earth

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An animation of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is projected as John Mather, Nobel Laureate and Project Scientist for the JWST speaks during a panel discussion on the search for life beyond Earth in the James E. Webb Auditorium at NASA Headquarters on Monday, July 14, 2014 in Washington, DC. The panel discussed how NASA's space-based observatories are making new discoveries and how the agency's new telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope, will continue this path of discovery after its schedule launch in 2018. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

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14/07/2014
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james e webb auditorium james webb space telescope the search for life in the universe washington dc astronomy space hq nasa joel kowsky search life earth high resolution nasa