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Why the rush? The James Webb telescope will followup on planets discovered by TESS. If...

Clara • 2018
Why the rush? The James Webb telescope will follow
up on planets discovered by TESS. If we're the first ones
with the perfect candidate, we have a chance to be
part of something huge. You mean when we
find out we're not alone. Mmm-hmm

Full Transcript

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Why the rush?
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The James Webb telescope will follow up on planets discovered by TESS.
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If we're the first ones with the perfect candidate,
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we have a chance to be part of something huge.
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You mean when we find out we're not alone.
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Mmm-hmm.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:00
Uploaded
Jun 19, 2025
Genres
drama, sci-fi
Production
Serendipity Point Films

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Movie Summary

An obsessive astronomer and a curious artist form an unlikely bond which leads them to a profound, scientific discovery.
No. You see that sharp drop, it's probably nothing. - Clara 00:04
No. You see that sharp drop, it's probably nothing.
So, do you ever eat, - Clara 00:11
So, do you ever eat,
So, that strange dip you caught, it's a planet. A promising one. - Clara 00:04
So, that strange dip you caught, it's a planet. A promi...
Unfortunately, TESS' cadence missed the full transit, - Clara 00:11
Unfortunately, TESS' cadence missed the full transit,
We're supposed to apply for telescope time months in advance. - Clara 00:04
We're supposed to apply for telescope time months in ad...
Well, what about that one? - Clara 00:04
Well, what about that one?
We need... We need one like the one I used to operate through the university. - Clara 00:05
We need... We need one like the one I used to operate throug...
A lot of our research is based in the galactic center, - Clara 00:06
A lot of our research is based in the galactic center,
The one we use is a remote robotic telescope based out of Chile. - Clara 00:05
The one we use is a remote robotic telescope based out of Ch...
Normally we access it with just a couple clicks. - Clara 00:04
Normally we access it with just a couple clicks.
But given my current employment status, - Clara 00:07
But given my current employment status,
Hello. Hi, uh, ola. - Clara 00:08
Hello. Hi, uh, ola.
I last accessed the telescope on March 14th at approximately 3:00 a.m. - Clara 00:07
I last accessed the telescope on March 14th at approximately...
Si, si. Uh, could I have the telescope shifted to new celestial coordinates? - Clara 00:05
Si, si. Uh, could I have the telescope shifted to new celest...
Yes, ID number 917836187. - Clara 00:05
Yes, ID number 917836187.
All right, she said it will take 15 minutes, but it will be ours. - Clara 00:05
All right, she said it will take 15 minutes, but it will be ...
The observatory is pre-processing the images now, - Clara 00:06
The observatory is pre-processing the images now,
This is obsidian from the Huayhuash pass in Peru. - Clara 00:05
This is obsidian from the Huayhuash pass in Peru.
This piece is pretty impure, - Clara 00:07
This piece is pretty impure,
That was actually the one continent that I couldn't get to, - Clara 00:05
That was actually the one continent that I couldn't get...