Purdue scientist helps guide the eyes of soon-to-launch Webb Space Telescope, successor to Hubble

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The sight of the stars the first time he peered into a telescope floored Danny Milisavljevic. There, right before his eyes, was an entire universe full of planets and details, unexplored and unexpected.

Now, as an assistant professor of physics and astronomy in Purdue University’s College of Science, Milisavljevic (pronounced milli-sahv-la-vich) is helping bring details from the world’s newest and most powerful telescope: the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, which allowed humans to see farther into space and deeper into time.

An updated version of this story, including information about the first images, can be found on the Purdue University News Service website.