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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope: Stunning new images captured of the universe | 60 Minutes

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As NASA’s Webb telescope scours the universe to find light from the first stars and galaxies, it is also capturing the universe like never before. Scott Pelley got an inside look at Webb’s new discoveries. #60Minutes #Space #News "60 Minutes" is the most successful television broadcast in history. Offering hard-hitting investigative reports, interviews, feature segments and profiles of people in the news, the broadcast began in 1968 and is still a hit, over 50 seasons later, regularly making Nielsen's Top 10. Subscribe to the “60 Minutes” YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/1S7CLRu Watch full episodes: http://cbsn.ws/1Qkjo1F Get more “60 Minutes” from “60 Minutes: Overtime”: http://cbsn.ws/1KG3sdr Follow “60 Minutes” on Instagram: http://bit.ly/23Xv8Ry Like “60 Minutes” on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1Xb1Dao Follow “60 Minutes” on Twitter: http://bit.ly/1KxUsqX Subscribe to our newsletter: http://cbsn.ws/1RqHw7T Download the CBS News app: http://cbsn.ws/1Xb1WC8 Try Paramount+ free: https://bit.ly/2OiW1kZ For video licensing inquiries, contact: licensing@veritone.com

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@freemusicforyou2011last year Hats off for all the people who' s moving humanity forward. 378
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@dougstyleslast year Absolutely amazing. This made me realize just how much we dont know, and probably never will. 14
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@user-sg4lw7cb6k10 months ago Hats off for all the people who' s moving humanity forward. Hats off for all the people who' s moving humanity forward. 4
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@aristotlechange1424last year The james webb telescope is man' s most significant achievement to date and will change mankind' s destination. Onwards and upwards. 14
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@madrush24last year Webb is so amazing and its images humbling and awe inspiring. I feel lucky to be alive to witness this. 25
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@kendraw74618 months ago I wonder what it is about space that comforts people so much? I know it humbles me and i feel grateful that i am small and there is something out there . ...Expand 2
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@smartchoicecabinetsllc9269last year Speechless. These are the topics that i wish filled the news, the airwaves and occupied everyone' s busyness with. When watching and taking it in, it . ...Expand 1050
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@anon2414last year The mind-blowing part was a photo i saw from webb. Picked a dark spot in space the size of a grain of salt. And when zoomed in you can see thousands of galaxies. 5
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@mlh4711last year That was the fastest 12 minutes i think i have experiencedi can' t recall a faster 12 minutes tbh. That was just fascinating, i could have watched it for hours. Thank you! 2
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@toddburgess5056last year What a great segment! 60 minutes has been a great source of information for much of my life, starting when i was just a youngster. 25
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@scottfitzpatrick1939last year This is such an incredible time to be alive. 2
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@TaylorKromOFFICIALlast year Imagine the amount of life that is out there, the amount of life that is probably around the same age as us humans. The amount of life that is beyond our . ...Expand 326
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@trentrodgers1875last year I remember i watched the jwst launch live and i literally could not wait for the first photos! 4
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@bustoje8 months ago What an amazing time to be alive.
in 1903 motorized avaition was born.
i20 years later and we' ve evolved into explorers of deep space.
perspective, is everything. 1
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@raygoforth27last year This is amazing. I love astronomy. Just knowing there is other galaxies out there far away is mind blowing. 57
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@ginamcdonald7854last year I so wish carl sagan was here to see these amazing pictures of all of the universes out there! Its truly incredible whats beyond our eyesight! 4
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@mercator79last year We need more stories like this. We have alot of issues on this big blue marble, but we also have some pretty amazing achievements and that sense of discovery and wonder left in us. There is still hope for us! 32
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@davidplantslast year This is absolutely amazing, mind-blowing and humbling. With so many galaxies there surely must be life all over the universe. Its hard to wrap your mind . ...Expand 1042
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@satan248last year Love this type of content, bringing attention to these incredible endeavours for the sake of humanity as a whole and as a result bringing the world closer together. 79
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@TeeCup224 months ago This is so. Beautiful. So blessed to live in a time to see this. Amp; to see dan showing his excitement is so pure. 3
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@Bauks10 months ago " we thought it was there. We hoped it was there. But now we' re seeing it for the first time. " 2
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@GolDFish-of4qslast year Whether u understand it or not u can' t deny how beautiful it is. 3
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@Abu-kx4eilast year This is the single greatest accomplishment till date of humanity in terms of enquiry of creation itself. Hope we find most of the answers by looking at . ...Expand 3
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@sandyxd64311 months ago No words can explain how big and mysterious is our universe. 19
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@MrRicklelast year Beyond amazing. When i see these new discoveries it reminds me just how little we know and it makes me wistful that ill never get to know it all in my lifetime. 7
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@deoxi3207last year That "yeah" in around in response to the guy saying that they are the first people in Human history to see ever new imagine james Webb produces tells me everything about what they think about that job. .. ...Expand 1
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@dimitrivforvictory271last year The passion of these scientists is infectious. Love it.
cant wait to die and turn back into basic elements for the universe one day. 1
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@DomenicoCarucci-tn9nh5 months ago Grazie infinite per aver costruito il jwst e per quello che ci fate conoscere ogni giorno. 1
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@TaylorFalk21last year It breaks my brain when i realize that those early galaxies we are seeing existed over 10 billion years ago, are farther away then we will ever imagine, and that they might not even be there anymore. 202
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@minianne667last year Agree. So far, it' is exceptionally quiet out there in the great beyond. 1
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@MRBABARlast year Fantastic episode - thank you 60 minutes!
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@ianc9843last year As someone who has been following webb for a while, i gotta say this is a great summation piece of its impact. Great stuff. 280
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@ioulolo19last year I love 60 min stories and how some of them are short. 1
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@larosa823last year Matt mountain, keeping all our hopes alive in classic old school 90s prono names, keep fighting the good fight sir, we salute you!
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@KevxnExistslast year Literally watching ts at my mind is expanding rn 2
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@Joycemcnamaralast year The beauty of our universe makes me cry with joy. I sat watching this with a gigantic smile on my face. 47
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@binhhobinhho5338last year I love how he goes all in on the owners and chefs but always stays respectful towards the waiters.
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@OfentseMwaseFilmslast year Why did they aim webb at the same place hubble looked decades ago? Why didnt they point at new places.
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@edwinaraya6790last year This is one of the best tutorial that i have watched in followed the steps and installed the product and it worked very well.
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@gunaya24697 months ago I dont know why but i cry unexpectedly everytime when i look into space explorations.
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@artpastorette45474 months ago I can perfectly understand the cracking in these scientists voices, because i experience the same thing when talking about this! Our universe is truly bewildering.
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@brookeelson4302last year Havent cried and smiled like that in a very long time. I am so lucky to be alive to witness this event. Truly astounding. 76
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@damianm2896last year Hey i worked on this thing! So glad it' s actually working up there: 1
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@zacharymorris6478last year That small galaxy far away, could' ve been home to countless civilizations, races of beings, andaccomplishments.
the thing about the size of our universe is that we may never meet our neighbors. ...Expand 7
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@adamben-shimon75134 months ago This is incredible! We definitely need to update a lot of our books on the universe.
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@GerardHammondlast year An excellent segment thoughtful and good questions. Well done 60 minutes. Bravo.
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@adreeiiib635211 months ago Fascinating! Amazing! Astonishing! Incredible! This makes me extremely happy!
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@CBSonPclast year People tend to discount this work because its so removed from their day to day, but in reality the learnings we gain from this help us understand why w . ...Expand 151
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@williamangel4370last year I love watchimg and seeing these jwst videos and breathtaking pictures. It makes my mind run. And heart rate go up. 1
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@Kbarboza9411 months ago Im in love with that mans ears and knowledge.
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@tinatina11047 months ago I love these images. We cant even see a decent cctv image sometimes.
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@83jroblast year This thing is powerful imagine what we could do if we werent fighting wars with each other and concentrated on furthering space exploration. 8
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@peterhickox9137last year Spectacular spectroscope, captivating images by james web and thank youand nasa.
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@ITS.THE.NSA.last year My favorite thing to do in this life is to just gaze in awe at the stars pondering what could be out there. Its so peaceful yet so ominous. 38
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@lebohangmolitsoane944910 months ago So fascinating. I' m just speechless.
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@maxybeatzgh_official8633last year The creator of the universe is just super unimaginable energy. What! 2
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@madrush24last year I always wondered how the colors were assigned and what they meant! Thanks for explaining it' s infrared. Now i want infrared vision! 1
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@kendallpeters645110 months ago So far. Cause i have high expectations, this is the coolest, bestest thing ever. Just the fact that its now orbiting where the rocket scientists said i . ...Expand 10
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@brewtank6738last year Sometimes it makes me sad that i might miss some great discovery or get to miss even the next telescope. This type of stuff just makes you think of endless possibilities. 327
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@P1GEONPOOlast year I love these kind of videos. It' s goid to see how popular they are. There might be a chance for humanity after all!
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@yortsemloh11568 months ago Imagine the amazing civilizations that must exist within all those billions of galaxies. I wish i could see them all. 25
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@vids2see4me3 months ago Just absolutely incredible and exciting. It' s difficult to not spend all day diving into the rabbit hole of all the wonderful jwst information that' s . ...Expand
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@inthefreytoolast year " we don' t know what it is. " yes, space is extremely humbling. Very glad a contemporarycan honestly say that he doesn' t know what something is. That is very refreshing.
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@Ryan256last year Its refreshing to hear positive news like this! Im so glad the jwst is living up to expectations after all the delays. 57
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@BogaBoga11 months ago So excited to live in this time period.
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@roberthogue5138last year I am very pleased to have lived to see this telescope send us these fantastic images. 3
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@dreamerworld1495last year Knowledge is the most mind bending treasure. Look at the crazy eyes and expressions of each of those people. You can see they have learned a way in school, . ...Expand
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@ajarach6914last year Truly mind-blowing. I feel like this is the sort of thing humanity should be focusing on. To explore the unknown, unite for the good of all life. 138
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@chirilas52178 months ago Excellent interview. Didactic and instructive.
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@CUNDUNDOlast year James webb is the king of the universe, long live james webb! 1
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@newsreviewerrobot-4639last year I appreciate the effort that went into researching this news story.
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@travisj.9367 months ago Stunning absolutely breath taking beauty!
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@Krebsssssssslast year Jwst is certainly living up to the hype. Its revealing more information than we couldve ever hoped for. And the photos are absolutely stunning and beautiful. 105
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@tundrawomansays694last year Sometimes words fail. There is more magnificence in these pictures, in the universe than words can capture. 15
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@juanvega51525 months ago Amazing! I wanted to be an astrophysicist life took me a different path but this is just mesmerizing!
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@Fred-lk7xflast year I cant sleep since i seen the 1st images, everything makes sence now!
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@PowerShellNooblast year Discoveries like this truly make you realize how small we truly are. Kansas wasn' t lying when they sang " all were are is dust in the wind" 57
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@TXMomfromOHlast year Absolutely jaw dropping brings tears to my eyes. 4
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@justkiddin08last year Its just amazing and mind blowing that the more they look and the further they look there' s just more stars and galaxies, billions of them, just to . ...Expand
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@anncodec10 months ago Wow! Thank you jwt and all the white glove folk, cumputer techs, everyone involved. 1
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@lillyt9753last year Beautiful! Thank you god for your creation! 5
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@waxedearth5425last year I like the way 60 minutes breaks it down and unfolds the story. I appreciated the last webb story, this one was just as fascinating and awe-inspiring. 141
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@MissRogers20273 months ago The universe is new more beautiful than humanity' s dream.
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@damn671last year I' ve been waiting for the james webb launch since i was 14.
i' m glad i get to see the launch at 33 years old: 82