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James Webb Space Telescope chief scientist Jane Rigby receives the United States’ highest civilian award

When I sat with Jane Rigby in the upstairs conference room of the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis last month — a quiet respite from the crowds of families perusing the cosmic exhibits and dinosaur bones below — her eyes were warm and measured. He also wore a menagerie of gravitationally lensed galaxies. His t-shirt was… Read More »