See Webb’s first photo

Plus: Tesla fires an employee for showing a crash caused by FSD on YouTube Mar 18, 2022 [View in browser]( Behold: The James Webb Space Telescope has sent its most spectacular image yet. We’ve all heard that the $10 billion space telescope will snap images of the universe, continuing the legacy of its predecessor, the Hubble Space Telescope. And it looks like JWST is already delivering on that promise, with stunning visuals to prove it. After only one glimpse of thousands of ancient galaxies, we’re hooked. But, before we get there, did you know that the Webb mirror contains roughly 48 grams of gold? We use gold in many technological marvels, which raises the question: can we afford to run out of gold? Get your answers, in the video below. Good morning. I’m Derya, an editor at IE. This is The Blueprint. Let’s push the limits of the laws of physics. [Video]VIDEO OF THE DAY [Gold is a finite resource. How much of it is left in the world?]( Nothing gold can stay. [Gold is a finite resource. How much of it is left in the world?]( INNOVATION [The James Webb Space Telescope sends back its first stellar photo]( [The bright star.]( Welcome to the next chapter of astronomy. The James Webb Space Telescope [has captured its first image]( and it revealed that its instruments will enjoy perfect vision into yet-unseen depths of the ancient universe. - NASA released the first image captured by the JWST on Wednesday, March 16, 2021 — which was a test shot and not part of a scientific study — to witness the space telescope’s 18 hexagonal, yellow mirrors synced into collaboration. Hitch your wagon to a star. Scientists were ecstatic when they finally got a glimpse of Webb's test photos that captured the light of a star 100 times fainter than our human eyes can see — 2,000 light-years away from our planet. The purpose of this image was to focus on the bright star at the center for alignment evaluation. The latest image is unquestionably dominated by the central star, but even so, Webb's immense capabilities couldn't help but also capture thousands of ancient galaxies. Once its science missions begin this summer, one can only imagine how mesmerizing the wonders it reveals will be. So we'd best prepare for [paradigm-shifting discoveries]( in 2022 and beyond. [Read More]( SCIENCE [There might be an "anti-universe" going backward in time before the Big Bang]( [The birth and death of the universes.]( A new theory says [there might be a bizarre universe out there]( or an "anti-universe", that has been running backward in time since before the Big Bang. The theory is based on the law of CPT symmetry, which says that charge, parity, and time are symmetrical and you will see the same reaction if they are flipped. If we apply the law of CPT symmetry to the entire universe, there must be a mirror-image cosmos that balances out our entire existence. This anti-universe would have all opposite charges to our own and run backward in time, the researchers theorize. - But we’d never be able to access this so-called anti-universe, since it technically occurs before our own Big Bang. Origin of symmetry. If the new theory were true, it would suggest that [dark matter is simply a new type of neutrino particle]( and that there was no period of "inflation" rapidly expanding the very early universe. The team behind the theory says that future experiments investigating gravitational waves or neutrinos could help to uncover the existence of this mirror anti-universe. [Read More]( CULTURE [Did Tesla fire an employee for showing a crash caused by FSD on YouTube?]( [Tesla.]( Always be careful what you post online, especially if you’re working for a multi-million dollar company. A former Tesla employee, John Bernal, [claims he was fired because]( he posted YouTube videos showing Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta. - Bernal, who was an advanced driver assistance systems test operator at Tesla, had been posting videos showing FSD beta for roughly a year before he was fired and had his access to FSD cut off from his 2021 Model 3. Not so minor. What got him fired is a video showing a minor accident. The car was running on the FSD beta when it hit a billboard separating a car lane and bicycle lane in San Jose, California. Afterward, his managers verbally told him he "broke Tesla policy". Tesla's internal social media policy apparently states that "Tesla relies on the common sense and good judgment of its employees to engage in responsible social media activity." It makes you wonder what they must think of their own CEO [Elon Musk's social media output](. [Read More]( MAIL & MUSINGS A Tesla employee was fired after posting a YouTube video showing a minor accident involving Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta. Do you think Tesla did the right thing? Be sure you check back tomorrow for the results! [Yes. The employee’s behavior was inappropriate.]( [No. Why would they want to hide it?]( [I’m not sure. The employee should have asked Tesla first.]( [No. The people deserve transparency.]( Yesterday’s Results We asked which part of living in space would put you off the most. According to the majority, using the toilet would be the least favorite part. Using the toilet would be a nightmare. 51% Limited food options. Space can’t stop this foodie. 20% Not having booze, partners... Let’s be real. 16% Artificial light. Give me a break. 14% QUOTE OF THE DAY “ Earth is the cradle of humanity, but one cannot live in a cradle forever. ” Konstantin Tsiolkovsky in “Critical Issues in the History of Spaceflight” (2006) AND ANOTHER THING... - With iOS 15.4, iPhone Face ID finally works with a mask on. But like all iOS updates, [it comes at a cost](. - Plants are amazing — they can [learn, adapt, and remember]( without brains. (New Scientist $) - NASA is extending its Ingenuity helicopter mission to [scout an ancient delta on Mars](. - One of Samsung’s best mid-range phones just got [a bigger battery and a price cut](. (The Verge) - The WHO has paused the application for pre-qualification of Quebec's Medicago's plant-based COVID-19 vaccine, due to the [firm's ties to cigarette maker Philip Morris International](. - [Half of Americans accept]( all cookies despite the security risk; however, accepting without thinking could be putting you at risk online. 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