The most advanced and most expensive telescope ever built, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope was launched on Christmas Day 2021.

A year on from the launch, we were joined by Royal Observatory astronomer Dr Greg Brown, to discuss what we had already learned from the telescope.

What can we see in the images it has captured and how will this help us with an even greater understanding of the Universe and our place within it?

This Members' event was first streamed live on 18 January 2023. You can watch a recording of the event below.

Watch the discussion

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