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Jul 2022
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Peering 13 Billion Years into the past

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It may have felt a little smaller down here on earth today after NASA released more stunning images taken by the James Webb Space telescope. Head of Science at the UK Space Agency Dr Caroline Harper chats to Karyn about her reaction to those images and what the UK's involvement in the development of the telescope has been.  
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