Mon. 01/10 - Deep Space Tardigrades

<p><strong><em>Scientists are working on a plan to shoot tardigrades into interstellar space on lasers. Plus, the James Webb Space Telescope is so-far going better than anyone had dared to imagine. And alpaca’s favorite new year snack: Christmas trees.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsors:</p><ul><li>Indeed, Get a free $75 sponsored job credit at <a href="http://indeed.com/goodnews" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Indeed.com/goodnews</a></li><li>Lendtable, Use code KOTTKE at <a href="http://lendtable.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lendtable.com</a> to get an extra $50 added to your Lendtable balance</li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7d7q3/scientists-want-to-send-tardigrades-to-distant-stars-with-massive-lasers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Scientists Want to Send Tardigrades to Distant Stars With Massive Lasers</a> (Vice)</li><li><a href="https://www.news.ucsb.edu/2022/020502/sending-life-stars" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sending Life to the Stars</a> (The UCSB Current)</li><li><a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/01/all-hail-the-ariane-5-rocket-which-doubled-the-webb-telescopes-lifetime/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">All hail the Ariane 5 rocket, which doubled the Webb telescope's lifetime</a> (Ars Technica)</li><li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2022/01/nasa-james-webb-space-telescope-deployment/621211/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Even NASA Seems Surprised by Its New Space Telescope</a> (The Atlantic)</li><li><a href="https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/bad-astronomy-james-webb-space-telescope-ready-to-begin-testing-components" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bad Astronomy | James Webb Space Telescope ready to begin testing components</a> (Bad Astronomy, Syfy Wire)</li><li><a href="https://www.sciencealert.com/in-a-historic-milestone-webb-has-successfully-fully-deployed-now-what" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">In a Truly Historic Milestone, JWST