Dennis Overbye

DENNIS OVERBYE JOINED THE TIMES IN 1998, AND HAS BEEN A REPORTER SINCE 2001. HE HAS WRITTEN TWO BOOKS: “LONELY HEARTS OF THE COSMOS: THE STORY OF THE SCIENTIFIC SEARCH FOR THE SECRET OF THE UNIVERSE” AND “EINSTEIN IN LOVE: A SCIENTIFIC ROMANCE”. @OVERBYE

A James Webb Space Telescope photo of the Carina Nebula, provided by NASA, showing the earliest stages of star formation.
THE BROAD VIEW

How the Webb telescope expanded my universe

I HAVE a confession to make: I underestimated the James Webb Space Telescope.