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Pondering the Universe From a Beach Chair

Last month I spent some time at one of my favorite beaches with some of my favorite people, including my twin great nieces who are five years old. Everything is a wonder and a delight at that age. It’s miraculous to witness the world through their eyes.

Around that time, we humans also got some new eyes as well. Infrared ones attached to a $10 billion, multi-decade project named the James Webb Space Telescope or JWST. The initial images that were shared mid-July were stunning and just a taste of what’s to follow.

It gave me a lot to ponder as I sat on my beach chair looking up at the unobstructed sky. Somewhere above me, the JW observatory floated a million miles away as it orbited around the sun. Three things came to mind…

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