[Goanet] Are you too busy?

2021-12-26 Thread Frederick Noronha
https://youtu.be/Xa0udNfCztM
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[Goanet] THE SICKENING POLITICAL DISCOURSE IN GOA

2021-12-26 Thread Aires Rodrigues
As the 2022 Goa Assembly elections are fast approaching we have been
witnessing with deep anguish the sagging levels of Goa’s political class
which is by the day only getting further corroded. The latest needless
discourse over caste and religion is in utter bad taste.

This current debate is disturbing for those of us who have grown up in the
warmest company of a multitude of friends hailing from all creeds,
communities and castes.

We are all on a short voyage, the end of which we know not. So let us live
and cherish every day we have caring and loving the entire human community
at large. Goa and Goans have been known to be unique and we must not allow
that distinctive fabric to be ruptured by the senseless and perverse that
have descended on our political turf.  The Political arena cannot be about
personalities or religious and caste differences. It is much more than
that!

We need to rectify the current wilful neglect and stagnation of Goa by
ensuring that we have politicians of competence, honesty, dedication,
experience and selfless determination above all else.

We must always firmly believe that Temples, Mosques and the Churches
besides other places of worship should be our focal points to unite diverse
communities instead of creating rifts amongst us. For we are all children
of that one loving and tolerant God.

Adv. Aires Rodrigues

C/G-2, Shopping Complex

Ribandar Retreat

Ribandar – Goa – 403006

Mobile No: 9822684372

Office Tel  No: (0832) 2444012

Email: airesrodrigu...@gmail.com



You can also reach me on

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[Goanet] Why Now And Me (Nelson Lopes).

2021-12-26 Thread Roland Francis
If you leave god out of the whole equation, it will all make sense and your 
mental agony will be put at blissful rest.

Roland.

Nelson Lopes writes:

It is difficult to fathom the mystery or comprehend with our finite minds the 
truth of life and death. We come to this world and leave this planet 
unannounced and without our consent or knowledge. We can shed ocean of tears, 
meditate ad nauseam, look to science, introspect with an attempt to unravel 
this natural, universal mystery in vain, without fully satisfactory, 
justifiable reasons, We have many searching questions for which there is no 
answer and there will never be that  will put us at ease and comfort... 






Re: [Goanet] COMPLAINT FILED WITH DGP

2021-12-26 Thread Roland Francis
Agente Casimiro Monteiro was required at that moment.

In fact there would be no Monserrat if Casimiro Monteiro was around. He would 
be herding buffalos.

Roland.
Toronto.


> On Dec 25, 2021, at 4:27 AM, Bernado Colaco  wrote:
> 
> The DGP must lend you his Glock for your safety. Unfortunately the scared 
> police did not pull the trigger when required in 2008 during the Pangim 
> police station attack.
> BC
> 
> 
> https://goanewshub.com/aires-seeks-dgps-intervention-anticipating-attack-by-babush-monserrate/
> 
> Adv. Aires Rodrigues
> 
> C**  


[Goanet] LIVING IN HARMONY

2021-12-26 Thread Stephen Dias
LIVING IN HARMONY

BY Stephen Dias
Resident of Dona Paula
Social Activist

After the Liberation of Goa, the possibility of merging Goa with
Maharastra  or Karnataka was floated. However, Dr. Jack de Sequeira and
others pushed for Goa to be a separate state and the Opinion poll gave its
verdict. Otherwise Goa would have been merged with Maharashtra and Goans
would have lost their identity.

Mumbai would have been the capital and even to get a simple birth
certificate Goans would had to go to Mumbai as it is capital city of
Maharastra. The usage of Marathi would be standard. Life would be very
different and our children would have been born into a different world. We
have much to be grateful for to anti-merger leaders like Jack Sequeira, who
fought tooth and nail to ensure that Goa remained a separate state.

I, now a senior citizen, distinctly remember as a young man in 1967 going
around with a group of Goans organised by Dr. Jack Sequeira at the Casa Bar
Barreto in Panjim. We went house to house talking to people and we were
also part of the movement that moved by trucks and motorcycle motorcade to
Banastarim and Mardol where we ended up in a fight with MGP forces.

We also proceeded many areas accross Goa appealing to the Goan voters to
please vote for the two leaves symbol of the United Goans party and to
ensure that that the mergerists were defeated lock, stock and barrel. The
battle for Goa was never about religion. Dr. Jack de Sequeira never
directed us to destroy any temple, he only asked us to fight for our
identity against merger with Maharastra.

Goans had a good unity prior to Liberation among all religions and castes
and it is only in the last 20 odd years, after the BJP came to power, that
we lost our unity.

There is no point blaming the Portuguese on issues of destroying any Hindu
temples. It is well known that several Hindu temples were rebuilt by the
Portuguese themselves and Sudin has confirmed in the local newspapers
newspaper that their Goddess Mahalsa who was in Quelshi, Verna was shifted
to Mardol, that Mahalaximi that was in Colva was shifted and rebuilt 400
years ago in Bhandora where Sudin Dhavlikar resides, and that Lord Ganesh
from Curca  was shifted to Nagueshi in Bhandora. Sudin made a strong
statement that the Portuguese did not destroy or raze any of the above
Hindu temples, but relocated/shifted them to their present sites at the
above respective places.

It makes sense that Salcete today is the Catholic heartland and therefore
it would be inconvenient as well as expensive for poor Hindus from Ponda
taluka to go to all the way in Salcete for prayers and worship.

It may be recalled that the same Mr. Sudin Dhavlikar is now posing as a
secularist because of his acquaintances with Tiramool Congress. This U-turn
and changes in the stand by political leaders must not confuse the voters
already perplexed over this issue.
Election 2022 must centre around economic development of Goa and Goans. We
must know that Goa is a world renowned Tourism destination which correctly
adversely affected to Covid 19 and its virus variant Omicron. We must
endeavour to promote Tourism as the backbone of our economy as mining has
destroyed the aquifers and made agriculture reductant in this mining
talukas of Goa. We must reclaim and restore silted agricultural fields
around Bicholim, Quepem, Sanguem, Satari, Valpoi etc and thereon we must
integrate with value addition to our agricultural produce. For example we
can convert rice into porridge or biscuits similarly coconut harvest can be
transformed into coconut milk curries, cookies, biscuits, cake called baatt
etc.

Unnecessarily raking up of non issues and giving it a religious colour,
smacks of lack of vision by the BJP government in power today. We Goans
must be aware of the hidden agenda of polarization resorted to by the
immature CM Pramod Sawant. It is also very critical that secular forces
like the AAP, Congress, Trinamool Congress, come together to save the State
of Goa from safron onslaught.


[Goanet] Schedule for Monday 27th December 2021

2021-12-26 Thread CCR TV
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12:00 AM
Rosary - Joyful Mysteries

12:23 AM
The Golden Brigade - Jose and Genevieve Marques

1:00 AM
Mass in Konkani for Sunday

2:00 AM
Saibinnichi Ruzai - Sontosache Mister

2:26 AM
Devachem Utor - Suttka - Avesvor 19 - Vachpi Orlando D'Souza

2:35 AM
Alcoholics Anonymous Presentation

3:05 AM
Poem - All I want for Christmas - Larissa Rodrigues

3:08 AM
How to Stay Spiritually Fresh - Talk by Alfwold Silveira

3:34 AM
Carol - Mari Matek Ballok Zala - Students of Chowgule College - Ft. Jeslan
Rizvan Ferrao

3:38 AM
Entrepreneurship - Maxie Lewis -Surekleen - interviewed by Basil D'Cunha

4:04 AM
Carol - Khuxalbhorit Natalam by Sereaders of Telaulim

4:08 AM
Falling in Love - Relationships in a Digital Era - Hosted by Judie D'Cunha

4:41 AM
That's Christmas to me Cover by Socorro Parish Youth

4:47 AM
Politics - A Noble Profession ? - Eps 4  Dharma V. Chodankar

5:20 AM
Christmas Song - Natal Pai - Milagres Fernandes

5:26 AM
Amchem-xim Rav - A talk by Fr. Aaron Magalhaes

6:01 AM
Ximpientlim Motiam - Bhag  151  - Don Landdge - Fr Pratap Naik sj

6:07 AM
Jezu Konn? - A talk by Adv. Elgar F. E. Noronha

6:47 AM
Mil Mel Nel - Nevem Voros

6:55 AM
Sokalchem Magnnem  -  Dhormdut

7:00 AM
Praise and Worship - Winston Colaco

7:24 AM
Morning Prayer  -  Feast of Apostles

7:27 AM
Tithing - Talk by Alfwold Silveira

7:52 AM
Mandos - Orlando D'Souza and troupe - 3rd Annniv

8:00 AM
Called to be Holy - Fr Fernando da Costa

9:05 AM
Bhajans 2

9:37 AM
Jesus Name above all names - Colin Calmiano

10:07 AM
Song - Bangaracho Danth  - By Normansez

10:13 AM
Jezuk kallzant gheunk -  Orlando D'Souza

10:38 AM
Jezu Mozo Sodvonnar

10:43 AM
Wisdom Reflections -12 - Rachol Professors

11:10 AM
Carol - Peace Child - Don Bosco Choir Panjim

11:15 AM
Prayer Dance - 4th Anniversary St Mathias Parish

11:20 AM
Angelus - English

11:22 AM
Prayer for the Synod 2023

11:24 AM
Intercessions in English

11:30 AM
Mass in English from Cruz Milsgre followed by Daily Flash

12:15 PM
Pope's Intentions in English

12:18 PM
Amchi Bhas Amche Borovpi  - Silvestrina Pereira interviewed by Daniel F. de
Souza

12:48 PM
Song - Jezu Tujem Nanv - Ivor D'Cunha

12:56 PM
Sr Mariola AC talks to Velma Fernandes

1:23 PM
Somi sorgar veta ani Ankvar Mariek sorgar vhorta hache modem ontor kitem?
Rev Clive Diniz

1:27 PM
Kuznantlim Zogddim Eps 6 - Polle  - Meena Goes and Julius Mesquita

1:49 PM
Our Father - in Konkani

1:55 PM
Career Guidance Goa College of  Home Science

2:32 PM
Museum - Sant Thome Varca 2/3

3:01 PM
Prayer while travelling  -  St Joseph Vaz

3:03 PM
Literally Goa - Brenda Rodrigues interviewed by Frederick Noronha

3:30 PM
Deivik Kaklutichi Magnneam

3:39 PM
Katholik Quiz - Sant Francis Xavier conducted by Shenaya Pereira

3:53 PM
Archbishop's Message for Christmas

4:00 PM
Rosary - Joyful Mysteries

4:23 PM
Bhajan - Manusya Devachara Bandi - Fr Glen D'Silva sfx

4:30 PM
Senior Citizens Exercises - 15

4:42 PM
Devachem Utor - Suttka - Avesvor 19 - Vachpi Orlando D'Souza

4:52 PM
Povitr Pustokant Devachi Khoxi - Rev Melito D'Costa

5:00 PM
Vakhann'ni ani Bozonn  - 2

5:30 PM
Talk - Take Heart, Rise Gourish Naik

5:53 PM
Aimorechen Magnnem

5:56 PM
Prayer for the Synod 2023 - Konkani

6:00 PM
Live Konkani Mass from Panjim Church followed by Jivitacho Prokas

6:45 PM
The Golden Brigade - Jose and Genevieve Marques

7:22 PM
Hymns - O.L. of Desterro Vasco

7:28 PM
Prayer - Alone with none but Thee, my God

7:30 PM
Rosary for Christmas

8:03 PM
Jezu Konn? - A talk by Adv. Elgar F. E. Noronha

8:43 PM
Tell Me a Story  - Eps 47 - God quenches the thirst of His people

8:50 PM
Music - Mogan Kalliz Lasuncheak - Victor Da Costa

8:51 PM
Devachem Utor - Suttka - Avesvor 20 - Vachpi Orlando D'Souza

9:00 PM
Adoration - DCLA 5

9:30 PM
Ratchem Magnem

9:47 PM
Young Talents - Angel Resort

11:15 PM
Magnificat (Konkani)

11:17 PM
Politics - A Noble Profession ? - Eps 4  Dharma V. Chodankar

11:50 PM
Bhokti Lharam - Bhag 4

11:58 PM
Hymn - No man can live as an island -  Fr Seville Antao OFM(Cap)

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[Goanet] Podcast: Are India’s anti-conversion laws a tool for harassment?

2021-12-26 Thread Frederick Noronha
Podcast: Are India’s anti-conversion laws a tool for harassment?
https://scroll.in/article/1012466/podcast-are-indias-anti-conversion-laws-a-tool-for-harassment
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[Goanet] What Was Christ’s Caste? (Felicio Cardozo, tr by Augusto Pinto, JRLJ)

2021-12-26 Thread Frederick Noronha
What Was Christ’s Caste?
Konkani to English
By Felicio Cardoso
Translated by Augusto Pinto
https://www.joaoroqueliteraryjournal.com/fiction/tag/Augusto+Pinto
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[Goanet] Happy birthday Rico.

2021-12-26 Thread Gabe Menezes
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10226691956386230=1268289031=scwspmo


[Goanet-News] Victoria... Ashley Rodrigues' tribute to his mum

2021-12-26 Thread Frederick Noronha
https://youtu.be/bVnYo_mD_jw
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[Goanet] {Dilip's essays} Neena Gupta: in love with mathematics

2021-12-26 Thread Dilip D'Souza
Dec 26

It was Srinivasa Ramanujan's birthday on December 22, now observed as
National Mathematics Day. That's why I waited till this last week to write
about Neena Gupta.

She's a mathematician at the Indian Statistical Institute in Calcutta (a
breeding ground for plenty of outstanding mathematicians, by the way). She
recently won the Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians from Developing
Countries.

My Friday Mint article is about Dr Gupta and her work (to the extent I can
understand and explain it, which isn't much of an extent).

Check it out - Neena Gupta: In love with mathematics,
https://www.livemint.com/opinion/online-views/neena-gupta-in-love-with-mathematics-11640273686261.html
(and the aside that prompted my title).

Reactions/corrections, as always, most welcome!

cheers,
dilip

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Neena Gupta: in love with mathematics


A young woman I met the afternoon I started writing this spoke about a
competitive examination that she had "failed" once. She was considering
trying again. There was an obstacle, though. One part of the exam is a
paper in mathematics. Nothing really esoteric, she said herself, just
"first-year-college level stuff." But the prospect of studying for it, and
for a second time, frightened her.

I made some noises about how it probably would be easier the second time,
about how it need not be frightening. (I even briefly thought of asking if
I could help her with it in some way.) None of it made any difference. She
seemed to have decided: "Mathematics? No exam for me."

So it is that another bright young woman is lost to a particular career
option - purely because of mathematics. I couldn't help a fleeting sadness.
But I also couldn't help thinking about still another bright young woman
who is in the news this week, also because of mathematics.

That's this year's recipient of the Ramanujan Prize for Young
Mathematicians from Developing Countries: Neena Gupta of the Indian
Statistical Institute (ISI) in Kolkata. Of course it's a stretch to make
the comparison, but I wonder: what is it about mathematics that frightens
some of us, but captivates others? It's a question worth asking because
Gupta was clearly captivated from a very early age. In an interview, she
said: "I was not the kind who got full marks in maths but I just loved to
solve problems and spend hours doing maths."

Certainly a good start. And if she didn't get full marks then, it didn't
matter much. For she has gone on to earn degrees in mathematics, including
a PhD from the ISI. Besides, her path-breaking research has just won her
this major mathematics award, named for a great mathematician.

Gupta's research during her PhD was in commutative algebra, an area of
number theory that studies mathematical objects known as commutative rings.
She is now also known for her work in affine algebraic geometry. I realize
these are exotic terms that are hard to understand and explain to people
outside mathematics. But let me try to give you at least a sketchy sense of
what they involve.

"Commutative" is a mathematical adjective that is actually familiar to
first-year college students. It refers to an operation that produces the
same result regardless of the order of the numbers it operates on. For
example, addition is commutative: 314 + 159 = 473, and 159 + 314 = 473.
Multiplication is commutative too: 314 x 159 = 49926 = 159 x 314. On the
other hand, subtraction is not commutative: 314 - 159 = 154, which is not
the same as 159 - 314. Nor is division commutative, and I'll leave you to
figure that out.

Aside: To drive this idea firmly into our first-year college heads, a
mathematics test had a question I still remember. We were given a series of
phrases and asked to choose which ones were commutative. One was "in love
with". That is, if Krishna is in love with Kiran, is Kiran in love with
Krishna? Perhaps it spoke for my state of mind then that I decided it
wasn't commutative. End of aside.

Commutative rings, then, are sets of numbers - or more generally,
mathematical constructs - in which multiplication is commutative. The set
of all integers is one such. There are others. There are also rings in
which multiplication is not commutative - matrices, also a first-year
college mathematical staple, are a common example.

To get a whiff of what affine geometry is, it helps to know the meaning of
the word affine: "allowing for or preserving parallel relationships."

Think of this: draw a straight line on a piece of paper, and then mark a
point that's not on the line. Now there is precisely one straight line that
is both parallel to your original line and that passes through your marked
point. This is "Playfair's Axiom". If it seems obvious to you, it is
practically the definition of parallel lines. It is also fundamental to
affine geometry, which in some ways is really the study of parallel lines.
If we have a set of points and associated straight lines, and axioms like
Playfair apply to them, what are the properties of such a 

[Goanet] WHY ME AND NOW

2021-12-26 Thread Nelson Lopes
WHY NOW AND ME

It is difficult to fathom the mystery or comprehend with our finite minds
the truth of life and death. We  come to this world and leave this planet
unannounced and without our consent or knowledge. We can shed ocean of
tears, meditate ad nauseum, look to science, introspect  with an attempt to
unravel this natural, universal mystery in vain, without fully
satisfactory, justifiable reasons,  We have many searching questions for
which there is no answer and there will never be that  will  put us at ease
and comfort. At times we can
take recourse  and comfort  to   some visible signs, causes as illness,
accidents, lack of
proper care ,precautions and judgment, that only calm momentarily our
inquisitive nature. We are inclined  to speculate and flagellate  with a
guilt complex.We may conclude it is a punishment, a curse ,a mid course
correction of life   as a destiny
When an shattering experience ,disaster, misfortune suddenly and
unexpectedly  engulfs us.our mind is in frantic search for the reason and
truth..It is universal truth that  all living things must
perish one day, or  better still to accept that we are born to die.  Last
resort of consolation is that it's the will of Divine and that it must
happen accordingly.The spiritual approach may offer us some solace  as a
balm  for our tortured minds.
We wilk soon reliase  that we are not exclusively  selected  for this
unbearable mental distress, but there are endless instances where people
are  engulfed in grief of immense nagnitude It is a proverbial truth that
my complaint to buy shoes is much less in comparison  to the one who has no
legs.It is natural to magnify our woes as unparalled . It is
not understandable as to why some are called very early in life, even
before birth, others at a very young age and still others after living
long, fulfilling dreams. Some even beseach  death and pray for it. We come
across people who have lost their only bread winner, only child, a n
orphaned child just after birth, some parents are lonely,  confined to aged
homes, or they have resources but none to take care of or worst still no
biogical issues.Thete are instances when adopted children are more loving
,  understanding then biological childten  Parents are mudered to posses
property and wealth  People  die in tragic accidents , natural calamities,
pandemic ,wars and terrorist strikes  for no faults of their own.There are
instances of miraculous saves from jaws of death. It is apt to define such
truths as the destiny, over which
living things  including humans have no control. No matter what you do, it
will still occur .Research in medicine and science, surgery have at best
prolonged life, but have not yet unraveled the formula that troubles our
existence and death .It is only the faith and belief  in some religions
that can console, comfort us that it is the will of God, We are akin to
travelers just passing through from our temporary abode to permanent,
enduring space., Yet others believe in rebirth, depending upon their deeds
while on this earth. Then some are of the opinion that very thing ends with
exhaling the last breath just as birth begins with inhaling. Do other forms
of life, excluding humans, have meaning to their existence, if not to be
solely for the benefit of mankind?  Spiritual solace suggests that death is
the entry gate to eternal happiness ,where there is no sickness, pain ,
fear no wants or desires
Is the heaven or hell a state of mind to be satiated  here itself or beyond
life?
We are disappointed and despair that we are unable to fulfill our plans for
self, family and society and need a little longer to achieve
our goals  ,hence lament and repent our early departure  in unexplained
circimstances .Such luxury of extended time beyond expiry date is not our
right
to demand. Hence it is best to live for today as if it is the last day. We
wonder why the farmer will pluck the  raw mangoes for pickles,  others when
due for ripening and yet leave others on the tree untouched. It is his will
as
the owner and master and no one can challenge his decisions or it will have
any impact on him. Similarly a gardener plucks flowers for sale and
decoration and leaves others to admire a beauty of   riots of colours
and soothe his mind. , When we depart we just return without anything,
leaving everything behind.
ALL our earthly wealth accumulated by fair and foul means,our degrees,  our
position fame is no valid currency after life. Our good ,generous  deeds
are our   assets that will live much longer .Our charity towards poor
,hungry, naked, thirsty and in extreme physical needs will earn us eternal
credits , There is no point in cursing, swearing, blaming
for our departure or  simply and helplessly resigning to destiny., when we
have been bestowed with the gift of freedom and will to exercise our destiny
What matters the most  is the span of life  lived selflessly ,not how long
we existed on this planet
Accepting our fate and adjusting to life 

[Goanet] {Dilip's essays} There's a Webb to be weaved

2021-12-26 Thread Dilip D'Souza
Dec 26

Yesterday, the JWST finally took off from French Guiana and soared into
space. That's the James Webb Space Telescope, a spectacular piece of design
and engineering that will open our eyes to wonders of the universe that we
can only guess at today. It's a triumph of human ingenuity that, for me,
puts in the shade all the divisions and bigotry we're growing too
accustomed to here on planet Earth. I trust you feel the same!

But I'll say no more. My column on the JWST went up on Mint just over a
week ago. Check it out: There's a Webb to be weaved,
https://www.livemint.com/technology/gadgets/theres-a-webb-to-be-weaved-11639675103327.html

Write to me, sing to me if you like, of your own sense of wonder over Webb.

cheers,
dilip

PS:  "Weaved"? or "woven"?

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There's a Webb to be weaved


Not long ago, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) turned its gaze on an
explosion. Astronomers had witnessed the death of a star inside the
so-called Butterfly Galaxies in the constellation Virgo, about 60 million
light years away. At the end of their lives, stars explode, forming what's
known as a supernova. So as soon as this supernova (called SN 2020fqv) was
detected, a team of astronomers "triggered our ultra-rapid
target-of-opportunity program with HST to obtain very early-time"
observations of SN 2020fqv. ("Last Year Before Death: Observations of SN
2020fqv by TESS and Friends", Samaporn Tinyanont et al, TESS Science
Conference, 2-6 August 2021,
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2021tsc2.confE.144T/abstract.)

The result was a ringside view - as much as being 60 million light years
away can be described as one - of the early moments after the star's death.
HST was on the job within hours of this one's death. This meant that the
telescope was able to examine what the star ejected in the last months of
its life. As you might imagine, that's not a frequent occurrence. While
stars are dying all the time, it's rare that we can actually see a
supernova. It's rarer still that we have a powerful telescope handy to
observe it.

But this is just what happened with SN 2020fqv and the HST. The result is
that we know more about the final moments of stars, maybe even enough to
detect signs that one is about to die and go supernova. In fact,
astronomers have taken to calling SN 2020fqv the "Rosetta Stone" of
supernovas. The original Rosetta Stone, remember, was what led to the
deciphering of Egyptian hieroglyphics in 1799. In the same way, SN 2020fqv
has taught us plenty that we didn't know about supernovas.

There's a lot more to tell in this story. But my point here is really about
the "final moments" of the HST. It has been a workhorse of astronomy for
three decades now. It shows no signs of letting up on that pace of
astronomical discoveries - this Rosetta Stone being just one example. But
its days as that workhorse of astronomy are now numbered.

Though it's not that the HST is about to explode, or even fall into disuse.
Not at all. But as I mentioned in my last column here, there's a new kid on
the block: the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will soar into space on
December 24.

The JWST will settle into an orbit that is about 1.6 million km beyond the
moon. This is a spot in space known as a Lagrange point. Where exactly it
is, is defined by the presence of the Earth and the Sun. It is that point
at which, for any object, the force required to keep it in orbit equals the
pull of gravity from the Earth and the Sun. Because of this, the object can
stay essentially in place without needing much fuel.

>From that vantage point, using its mirror that's three times larger than
the HST's, the JWST promises even greater astronomical triumphs than the
HST has brought us. Astronomers expect to use the JWST to learn more about
the universe as it was very soon after the Big Bang - a period of time that
we know about more via speculation and inference than via real data. How
will they do that? By observing extremely distant objects, so distant that
we see them now as they existed in those early years.

The HST showed us galaxies up to about 13 billion light years away, meaning
that light from there has taken that long to reach the HST, meaning in turn
that we are seeing them as they existed 13 billion years ago. The JWST will
take us even further back in time. It should be able to show us stars and
galaxies as they were actually forming in those infant first few hundred
million years of the universe's existence.

But with the JWST, astronomers also want to make progress towards answering
that ancient question - are we alone? This is because JWST will allow much
closer examinations than we have ever managed of exoplanets, planets that
orbit other stars. By now, we know of thousands of exoplanets. The
challenge is to examine each of them for signs of life, or signs that it
might support life. It's not so much that astronomers expect to discover
whether life does exist, or even could exist, outside our planet. Instead,
they are 

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