Background Science
Science goals for the JWST
The JWST is intended to solve outstanding key questions concerning our place in the evolving Universe.
In order to guide the design of the telescope and its instruments, scientists have identified five general topics as the core scientific themes for the JWST.
- Cosmology and the structure of the Universe
- Origin and evolution of galaxies
- History of the Milky Way and its neighbours
- Birth and formation of stars
- Origin and evolution of planetary systems
Last Update: 1 September 2019