Science magazine named the main scientific breakthrough of the year

17 December 2022, 20:05 | Technologies
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Science magazine summed up the results of the year and named the main scientific breakthrough of 2022. It was the launch of the James Webb telescope and the pictures that he received. The editorial notes that the telescope is operating successfully despite the difficulties of launching it..

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The magazine notes that not every telescope is presented by the president, but the James Webb, launched by NASA in conjunction with the European and Canadian space agencies, really deserved it..

“This is the most complex science mission ever sent into space, and the most expensive at $10 billion.. And it wasn't easy. Its construction on Earth took 20 years and faced numerous setbacks.. New dangers arose as the telescope traveled 1.5 million kilometers into space… Engineers took a total of 344 critical steps, any of which could have doomed the mission if they had gone wrong,” the editors of the magazine noted..

Among other scientific breakthroughs of the year, the editors chose the emergence of perennial rice; development of artificial intelligence that transforms text into words; discovery of a giant bacterium that can be observed with the naked eye; clinical trials of two respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines; discovery of the role of the herpes virus in the development of multiple sclerosis. In addition, important discoveries included the discovery in the genome of Europeans of the “legacy” of the Black Death.; the collision of the DART apparatus with the asteroid satellite, as well as the discovery of the DNA of an ancient ecosystem 2 million years old.

Noted in the journal and " These included the completion of the “zero COVID” policy in China; the break in international scientific cooperation associated with the Russian invasion of Ukraine and increased tension between the US and China; increase in CO2 emissions associated with Russian aggression.

Recall that the development of the telescope began in 1996..

It was originally planned to launch in 2007, but the mission faced a series of transfers and delays.. Because of this, the project budget has also increased, at the moment it is estimated at 9.7 billion dollars, 861 million of which will be directed to support it during the first five years after launch.

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The launch of the telescope was postponed several times last year.. So, it was planned that it would be launched on December 18, then the launch was postponed to December 22, and later to December 24. The launch took place on December 25.




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