Dr. Michelle Thaller is perhaps the epitome of a hip NASA astronomer: An astrophysicist by background, Thaller emceed the 2022 broadcast that revealed the James Webb Space Telescope's first science images to the world. The decision to choose her was logical, as Thaller also regularly talks astronomy on The History Channel and Science Channel. As one NASA official told Salon, Thaller is "an expert science communicator."
"Now you see the underlying scaffolding of how the galaxy works."
