{"id":393909,"date":"2025-04-02T14:09:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T18:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/?p=393909"},"modified":"2025-04-03T09:22:33","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T13:22:33","slug":"york-u-prof-makes-astronomy-history-with-largest-ever-observation-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/2025\/04\/02\/york-u-prof-makes-astronomy-history-with-largest-ever-observation-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"York U prof makes astronomy history with largest-ever observation grant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Adam Muzzin<\/strong>, a professor at York University's <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/science\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Faculty of Science<\/a>, is \"over the moon\" about making astronomy history.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Granted 260 primary hours and 127 parallel hours of observation time with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/2021\/12\/15\/york-university-scientist-helps-build-instrument-on-new-james-webb-space-telescope\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">James Webb Space Telescope<\/a> (JWST) \u2013 which is orbiting in space near the sun \u2013 means Muzzin is the recipient of the largest single program ever given to an observer. He will use the JWST to study the universe's most distant galaxies and the first stars \u2013 in order to enhance our understanding of cosmic history.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"606\" height=\"606\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2022\/09\/Adam-Muzzin.jpg\" alt=\"Adam Muzzin\" class=\"wp-image-322266\" style=\"width:271px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2022\/09\/Adam-Muzzin.jpg 606w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2022\/09\/Adam-Muzzin-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2022\/09\/Adam-Muzzin-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2022\/09\/Adam-Muzzin-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Adam Muzzin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Muzzin knew the science from this program could be revolutionary if approved, but the size of his request made it a longshot. Securing any amount of time with the world\u2019s most powerful telescope is highly competitive \u2013 only 10 per cent of applications are successful \u2013 and he was asking for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/2023\/06\/07\/professor-awarded-access-to-nasas-james-webb-space-telescope\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nearly six times his previous allocation in 2023<\/a> to explore the depths of the universe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His new request would expand on Muzzin and his team\u2019s earlier researcher with JWST\u2019s multi-colour imagery, which uses multiple filters to produce detailed and highly colorized images of distant galaxies, revealing cosmic objects previously hidden from traditional methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The previous project looked at three small pieces of the sky. The new one proposed to survey a much larger region of the sky \u2013 approximately 20 times larger \u2013 as long as the JWST time request panel agreed to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then the news came.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\"I almost fell out of my chair,\" Muzzin says. When he was informed of the approval, his cry of joy was so loud his graduate students came running down the hall outside his office to check if he was okay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was a milestone achivement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the new historic allocation \u2013 the largest JWST has ever given \u2013 Muzzin and his team will conduct an extensive astronomical survey with an eye towards, among other goals, capturing images of distant galaxies and uncovering the first stars that formed after the Big Bang.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"670\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2021\/12\/james_webb_1-1024x670.jpg\" alt=\"James Webb Space Telescope (image by NASA)\" class=\"wp-image-297383\" style=\"width:483px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2021\/12\/james_webb_1-1024x670.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2021\/12\/james_webb_1-400x262.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2021\/12\/james_webb_1-1536x1005.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2021\/12\/james_webb_1-870x570.jpg 870w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2021\/12\/james_webb_1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">James Webb Space Telescope (image by NASA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey have to be out there, but we\u2019ve never seen them,\u201d says Muzzin. \u201cThis program gives us arguably our best shot at finding them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Detecting these stars is challenging because they lived in the early universe and had short lifespans. Muzzin\u2019s program is uniquely positioned to discover these stars by capturing subtle color variations that indicate their presence. Identifying the stars, he says, will prove essential for understanding how the universe evolved, as they are the origin of all the heavier elements found today. \u201cThis is about uncovering the origin story of our galaxy, our sun and ultimately, humanity,\u201d says Muzzin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Muzzin is thrilled not just for the opportunity for himself and his team, but for the chance to produce important data for the wider scientific community. The JWST is part of a treasury program, which means any data Muzzin\u2019s allocation produces will be made publicly available for future research long after the program\u2019s completion. \u201cThat\u2019s very gratifying,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But, it\u2019s not just that. 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