TuesdayNewsdayVol. 8 - Issue 9 - November 09, 2021 | ![UC Santa Cruz](/tuesday-newsday/images/tn-uc-santa-cruz.png) |
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![](/tuesday-newsday/2021/november-09/images/jwst-600.jpg) The mirrors on the James Webb Space Telescope are covered in a microscopically thin layer of gold, optimizing the reflection of infrared light. |
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, scheduled to launch Dec. 18, is the largest, most powerful and complex telescope ever launched into space. UC Santa Cruz astronomers will be among the first to use the new space telescope and have been involved in the project from the start. |
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![Seagrass restoration study shows rapid recovery](/2021/10/images/eelgrass-meadow-450.jpg) | Restored plots of eelgrass in Elkhorn Slough expanded rapidly, providing improved habitat for fish and invertebrates.
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![UCSC astronomers help shape influential report](/tuesday-newsday/2021/november-09/images/astro2020-cover-250.jpg) | The 'Astro2020' Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics identifies the most compelling science goals and provides recommendations for funding.
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![Grad fellows develop instructional resources](/2021/11/images/bench-250px.jpg) | The Instructional Support Corps developed resources for fall quarter that continue to help teaching assistants, faculty, and students.
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![How Iceland, one tiny island, influenced the world](/2021/10/images/bjarnason-egill.jpg) | Egill Bjarnason, journalist and Social Documentation alumnus, explains the big history of his native Iceland in a 'joyously peculiar book.' |
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