Exciting Space Discoveries Ahead

The launching of the James Webb Space Telescope on Christmas Day 2021 was a milestone in space exploration. The telescope has mirrors that will reflect to NASA what the universe was like all the way back to 4.54 billion years ago, when the Big Bang occurred and planet Earth was born. 

What does this mean for us earthlings? It will provide information on what caused the Big Bang and how Earth evolved gradually over the years to the present. As we believe that all life is interconnected, we will be able to experience this evolution and development through the mirrors of the Webb telescope. Scientists have already confirmed that there are over 4,480 exoplanets, orbs many twice to ten-times the size of our earth. They estimate that there could be over a trillion exoplanets in the Milky Way alone, but we know little about them.

These are exciting times we live in, but most people are not too interested because they think it is not relevant to their daily lives. However, anything that will expand our vision of how life evolved on our planet through the years will enrich our understanding of space, creation, nature, plant life, animal life, homo sapiens, and much more. Discoveries will be transmitted through the extremely refined equipment at the NASA space station and become available to all of us through internet connections. 

We don’t have to be scientists to appreciate this. We just have to be interested in where we come from, how we got to where we are now, and what is still to be discovered.  It will boggle our minds and expand our horizons. Scientists, engineers, and technology have opened up a whole new phase of space exploration, and we who are alive now will be able to pass it on to future generations.

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