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But 100 times more powerful. after three decades in the making and a cost of $10 billion, it is finally ready to launch. weve never attempted anything like that in space before. we are going to be entering a whole new regime of astrophysics! a new frontier! and that is what gets so many of us excited about james webb space telescope. this space telescope is a feat of engineering. at its heart is a 6.5m—wide mirror, made up of 18 hexagonal segments, each coated in a layer of gold. its size mean...

Separate hexagonal segments. theyre made from beryllium, a stiff and lightweight metal that can withstand the extreme temperatures of space. the whole thing is covered in gold so thin that the entire coating weighsjust 50g, the weight of a golf ball. although its made of segments, each one has to line up perfectly for it to act as a single huge mirror. each one of those mirrors, which is very lightweight, they have motors on the back which can move them up and down, tip them sideways, rotate the...

Its taken 30 years to develop, cost more than $10 billion and has involved thousands of scientists. now the james webb space telescope is finally ready to launch to begin the most ambitious astronomy mission ever attempted. this telescope is absolutely the biggest and most complex and most powerful telescope that weve ever attempted to send to space. all of us astronomers are extremely eager to get this telescope into space. but i think its going to work and i think its going to, again, just com...

Of stars that lie beyond. but all of this rests on getting the mirror fully opened and then aligned. nothing this complex has been tried in space before. but if it works, by the summer, the first images should be sent back, and scientists say they will be spectacular. rebecca morelle, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. heres thomasz schafernaker. satellite is a little less fancy than that, but we certainly are in for some weather over the next 2a hours or so. it remains chilly, and talkin...

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Hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are torcuil crighton, westminster editor of the daily record, and lucy fisher, deputy political editor at the telegraph. tomorrows front pages now, starting with... the fallout from ghislaine maxwells guilty verdict is the lead for the i, with comments from a lawyer representing her victims saying prince andrew should be "quaking in his boots" at the outcome. the duke of york has always strenuously deni...

Argued it fundamentally flawed from inception. then claim after the election you really won, even if you did not. to win a republic, make sure fame is ultimate political virtue, not care, humility or fairness. to end the republic make sure the press is biased, actively taking sides and merely an extension of the political parties and make sure those who disagree with you are the enemy, and must be defeated by power, to end the republic, tear down the institutions, but better yet leave them alive...

Real—time at any time in their day or movements through the city in their vehicle, they can basically treat their vehicle as an extension of their mobile phone or their home pc. but also, the idea of archiving type of information and for those of us, you know, thinking about using the same type of hardware for our families, being able to document those moments in the car with the kids when they are learning to sing their first songs or the family singalongs or even discussions with the teenage...

Nasas james web space telescope has unfolded its final mirror panel after launching on christmas day. the golden primary mirror will allow the telescope to be properly focused — helping scientists to better study the universe. sportsday will be coming up shortly. but first, its the film review. hello, and a very warm welcome to the film review on bbc news. taking us through this weeks cinema releases is anna smith. a very warm welcome, anna. nice to see you again. thank you. what have you been...

Tennis star novak djokovic could be allowed to stay in stral where hes being detained over a fight over his visa. >> everything we did to wring our hands on the ground to have the sleepless nights led to a wonderful last 16 days. >> it may be the most celebrated mirror ever heard. a major milestone for the $10 billion james webb telescope and what is next for nasa and what this will tell us. glad to have you with us this sunday, january 9th. appreciate you waking up with us. how are you doing?...