Everywhere in the world, people watched the launch of James Webb. And the possibility of discovery interests people whatever their religion or political system. We may even be able to detect some traces of biological activity, which is really the holy grail of the field. It wouldn't solve all our problems. I still think this is something that would bring magic and the feeling of being human.”
“世界各地都有人看詹姆斯·韋布空間望遠鏡發射。無論信奉何種宗教或政治體制,大家都很關注探索發現的可能性。我們或許甚至可以探測到生命活動的蛛絲馬跡,這當真是該領域的聖盃。它解決不了我們所有的問題。但我還是認為這會帶來魔力和人類存在感。”(美國《紐約時報》網站)
——比利時天體物理學家米夏埃爾·吉隆解釋為何在全球疫情之時,仍要投入人力物力來探索宇宙,即便氣候變化和疾病正在威脅我們共同的未來,在宇宙探索其他生命仍然備受關注。吉隆是參與詹姆斯·韋布空間望遠鏡專案的科學家之一。
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