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[Interview+] Everything You Need to Know About JWST's Discoveries in 2026
41 minutes Posted Feb 2, 2026 at 10:59 pm.
Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vcgUQy1SXdc🟣 Guest: Dr. Andreas Faisst https://sites.astro.caltech.edu/~afaisst/ 📜 Young Galaxies Grow Up Fast https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/young-galaxies-grow-up-fast00:00 Intro 01:41 How JWST changed Cosmology 05:36 Surprising findings from Webb 13:50 The role of super-massive black holes 17:09 The mystery of little red dots 21:57 What to watch for 28:39 DUUUST 35:57 Current obsessions 40:06 Final thoughts
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JWST is still up there and working 24/7. There are papers coming out every day based on the results from Webb. What's the current status of JWST? What are the latest discoveries? What should we expect next from it? Finding out in this interview. BONUS PART STARTS AT 28:29Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vcgUQy1SXdc🟣 Guest: Dr. Andreas Faisst https://sites.astro.caltech.edu/~afaisst/ 📜 Young Galaxies Grow Up Fast https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/young-galaxies-grow-up-fast00:00 Intro 01:41 How JWST changed Cosmology 05:36 Surprising findings from Webb 13:50 The role of super-massive black holes 17:09 The mystery of little red dots 21:57 What to watch for 28:39 DUUUST 35:57 Current obsessions 40:06 Final thoughts