Why the Webb Telescope Will Rewrite the Cosmic History Books

Published on 7 April 2022

On our blog, science writer Ben Skuse explains the potential of the Webb Space Telescope: 

For many, discovering just one planet with all the hallmarks of life, or witnessing the birth of just one star at the dawn of the universe will be enough to justify Webb’s cost. But it is more likely Webb will achieve much, much more. If Hubble and other space telescopes of the past are anything to go by, Webb will make discoveries revealing completely unexpected aspects of our universe that nobody could have predicted.

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Preview Game Night for Sci-Me

7 April 2022
Lindau Alumnus Michal Jex and Lindau Alumna Lena Schorr have turned the 2021 Sciathon project Game of Science into an online tabletop game Sci-Me – and they are hosting a preview game night on 29 April 2022 at 19.00 hrs CEST. Here is more on the invitation form Michal: Hello everyone, especially board game enthusiasts!We would like to invite you to the first open playtest of our new digitized boar