All ULiège news related to JWST
Read all the news of the scientists of the University of Liege involved in research projects related to the JWST.
JWST : An ambitious scientific space mission in which the University of Liège takes part
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the next great space science observatory after Hubble, is designed to answer critical questions about the Universe and make groundbreaking discoveries in all areas of astronomy. JWST will look further into our origins: from the formation of stars and planets to the birth of the first galaxies in the early universe. JWST is an international partnership between NASA, ESA and the Canadian Space Agency. The telescope will be launched on 22 December 2021 aboard an Ariane 5 from the Kourou base in French Guyana. The University of Liège and its researchers are involved in this ambitious scientific project.
A window on the universe
First images from the James Webb Space Telescope: reaction of Michaël Gillon, astrophysicist
"The image that touched me the most was the Carina Nebula. It is a demonstration of the power of human intelligence, curiosity and ingenuity as much as the magnificence of the Universe."
Technical aspects
JWST: an ambitious mission
The most ambitious scientific space mission to date to learn about the origins and composition of the Universe, gain a better understanding of exoplanetary systems and, perhaps, detect traces of life elsewhere!
Scientific research
JWST : what ULiège researchers will observe
ULiège researchers are eagerly awaiting the first data to be sent by JWST once it is fully deployed and operational.
Studying exoplanets
Study of the Trappist-1 system and other targets
Michaël Gillon, astrophysicist, will be involved in the first cycle of observations, which will target the Trappist-1 system discovered by his team in 2017.
Habitability of planets
Searching for biosignatures
Emmanuelle Javaux, biologist, is interested in biosignatures, on Earth or in exoplanetary conditions.
Planetary formation
Circumstellar disks and giant planets
Olivier Absil, astrophysicist, will study the circumstellar disks that provide the 'fuel' for star formation.
Cosmology
Dark matter and the expansion of the Universe
Dominique Sluse, astrophysicist, is interested in the expansion of the universe and the nature of the dark matter that makes up 80% of our universe!
The James Webb Space Telescope
A revolutionary telescope
Yaël Nazé, astrophysicist at the ULiège, presents the major challenges of this extraordinary international mission.
The launch of the JWST
The most complicated deployment in the history of satellites
Gaëtan Kerschen, Aerospace Engineer, explains why the JWST deployment is the most complex in space history
The JWST instruments
MIRI and NIRSpec instruments tested in CSL clean rooms
Christophe Grodent, electromechanical engineer, looks back at the transition of the MIRI and NIRSpec instruments at the Centre Spatial de Liège (CSL) and the Liège Science Park.
