Exploring the James Webb Telescope w/ Astronomer Derrick Pitts

If you're a space nut, this one's for you! We've got the ridiculously smart and talented astronomer, Derrick Pitts in today's episode. He is the chief astronomer at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, PA and has been working there for over 40 years! Derrick has been a NASA Solar System Ambassador since 2009 and serves as the "Astrobiology Ambassador" for the NASA/MIRS/UNCF Special Program Corporation’s Astrobiology Partnership Program. 

 

Learn more about Derick Pitt's achievements here: https://www.fi.edu/scientists/derrick-pitts-hond

The Franklin Institute: https://www.fi.edu/