Spectacular news! Your excitement and joy are contagious, Dr. Kipping. May we all take so much pride in our work 🙌

David, I've been there. During my career as a marine biologist with a state dept of natural resources, we sent many proposals to the National Science Foundation (NSF). The odds of getting a grant averaged around 25%. So, I can share your joy of getting JWST time. As you say, perseverance is the key - well done!!! Your students must be ecstatic!!!

AWESOME!. Great news and great message. Happy for you guys and good luck in your search!

HUZZAH, Dr. Kipping! That is simply supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!! The Joy in your face was utterly infectious! You are clearly over the moon (as it were). ALL the success to you and your colleagues!

Tears of joy. I see them welling up as you speak. I'm holding them back myself. So, so awesome. Telescope time aside; the message about persisting and believing in your dream is paramount. Personally touching; especially right now🙏🙂

Dr. Kipping, your team are doing a fantastic job, congratulations from Brazil!

Congratulations 😊 good work! In Dutch we say: ‘ De aanhouder wint’ (‘Those who persevere will win’) Looking forward to the follow-up!

As a social science research scientist, I know what it is like to work for years on a project and wait for approval of my application for a significant grant. You are so right... We have to keep pushing! Great job to you and your team! This is fantastic news, and thank you for sharing it with us!

WOW, this is fantastic!! I've been an amateur astronomer for over 40 years and I am particularly fascinated with exoplanets. This is beyond exciting and I'm looking forward to your future videos on what you find around Jupiter's exo-twin!!

I personally find it so endearing how passionate you are about this. Other than what I have learnt from this channel, I know next to nothing about space and astronomy, but seeing your excitement honestley makes me really happy. Can't wait too hear about your findings, congratulations!!

Congratulations to you and the team 🎉 Thanks for the encouraging words to keep going. I needed that ❤

I just realized what a huge smile I have on my face listening to your exciting news!! 😃🎉 Congratulations Dr K, you and your team deserve this exciting opportunity. You give so much to the community. It really does feel fortuitous that you discovered this planet and that it only transits every 3 years. We’ll all be excitedly anticipating your results. Well done 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

You brought a tear to my eye today with this amazing news. I’m so happy for you and your team!! Go find not one but four big moons since it’s a Jupiter analogue. Cool worlds to the moon(s)! 🌘

Congrats Professor K! I learned so much last semester about exoplanets and moons so I am rooting for you!! I’m throwing my confetti fireworks for you today! You’ve earned it! 🎉

So happy for you guys! And extremely pleased that the Cool Worlds Community gave you the support needed to help you persist in your efforts to get the time you needed on the Kepler telescope! 😊😊😊

THIS IS FANTASTIC NEWS¡! Congrats to the whole team and to you, Professor!¡

You are truly inspirational, Dr Kipping! In many ways, and the joy you express over finally getting telescope time on the JWT is contagious. 😊 Makes me exited of what future findings may lurk out there. Which you all the best from Sweden! 👍

Chalk one up for the good guys; and a shirt purchased to help fund the champagne for when you find your your first exomoon; because if you don't find it this time then you will, or the one after, of or after that, until you find your Grail. Keep at it, those moons won't find themselves.

That's fantastic David! I've been watching your videos for a while, and your tenacity is absolutely infectious. I'm excited with you, and I love the sheer joy in your expression here. Good luck, I wish you the best in your search, and let us know what you find! And remember during this, stay curious, but stay thoughtful. 😉

I'm so thrilled for you !!! I've read an email that started with "We are pleased to inform you." It's a total gut elation experience!!! Congrats & good luck with your exploration!!!! Brilliant!!!!

Congrats!!!!!! Such amazing news for you and your team. I can see how the news has just lifted you up as it should. This story is an embodiment of one of the key ingredients of science...persistence. Keep us updated!!!

Omg, Dr. K! Congratulations, I know you will find out amazing stuff. You're one of the go-to figures in Astronomy out there, and rightfully so! I'm so glad to hear this and I wish you the absolute best. You're inspiring.

FANTASTIC NEWS!!!! Very well done David! I’m so excited to see the results! I’ve followed your channel for a while and I’m also very interested to see if we can start to find exomoons and see if we can start to find out information about them! After all, the abundance in our own solar system in huge and they are such dynamic and interesting worlds! So happy you finally have been granted telescope time! I remember watching your video a year ago where you were venting your frustrations… I’m sure that we (as followers of your channel) all felt awful for you but also knew you wouldn’t give up!

Congrats! This goes beyond just being granted a wonderful opportunity and fulfilment of a dream, but is also a story about how to overcome failure and disappointment through staying strong, going back to the drawing board, improving and persisting like crazy.

So exciting. You've been granted the ability to use one of mankind's greatest instruments ever created. Congratulations!!! So excited to see what your team finds. Really looking forward to hearing more about this planet, the detection methods you're using, and more! One thing I am super curious about is how accounting for exomoons affects the Fermi Paradox.

First off I want to say, Congratulations, I believe you do deservethe time on JWST, even if I'm not much more that a laymen trying to learn more about our solar system, galaxy, and even the whole cosmos. I wanted to say that my first exposure to you and this channel was a couple of months ago with the video "Does Quantum Entaanglement Allow For Faster-Than-Light Communication?". Since then I have become addicted to your content. Thank you! Truly thank you. My nephew just turned 13 and watches your content with me and is also a fan of you and this channel. I see a spark in his eyes for learning and for our universe. He is not afraid to ask any question he may. I believe we both have learned quite a bit since the start of my journey intoto your videos. Good luck on your JWST time and I look forward to learning more from tou.

Such great news out of nowhere! I've been following your channel for a very long time now, and as a layman your explanations are always so clear and simple to understand - so very glad that you get rewarded with your work in such a prestigious way. :) Can't wait to hear of moons that you've named!

Congratulations, Professor! Just yesterday I was watching the "Bad news" video. I'm so happy for you and I have no doubts that you will find what you are looking for.

Congratulations! Thank you so much for everything you have taught me, please keep it up with your head held high! I love your passion and im happy that you inspire us and we can inspire you as well😁

Congratulations! I’m really happy for you and your team. Looking forward to hearing more about it. I love your videos, you make learning fun because of how passionate you are. Thank you for the encouragement at the end about continuing to pursue your goals. I needed to hear that today so thank you.

Congratulations! Found myself smiling watching this. Thank you so much for your channel, videos, hard work and for pushing the envelope of the human experience. I hope that you find what youre looking for. Bravo to the whole team.

So giddy, I love seeing a person so passionate and persistent

Big congratulations Dr. Kipping, it's wonderful to see some of the work that you have shared with us finally get a chance with the telescope. Looking forward to hearing more about the results!

Congratulations! I love your channel. You taught me so much in your videos. Looking forward to see the results of your observations

Your videos were a primary inspiration for my college essay in the states. They've fostered my passion for space and are truly some of the most interesting science content there is on youtube. Huge congratulations to ya man.

YAAYYY! Brilliant news! Very pleased for you all! ...and how poetic that it's _your_ planet! Beautiful syncro!!

Congratulations. Even more so for not giving up. I truly hope your telescope time with JWST delivers something hugely valuable. Once again, congratulations, you deserve it.

Congrats! Can't wait to see the results. I'm glad all of your hard work and persistence have paid off. Well earned!

Fantastic! Maybe in a way it's even better it was put off until this year! We can't wait to follow along with you on this journey! Congratulations to you and Ben and the whole lab!

David, you're a good scientist & a good man Congrats mate Well deserved

I am new to your channel but have already learned so much from your rare talents in teaching, storytelling, and expressing enthusiasm. I am so excited for you! So well deserved!

Congrats!🎉. I'm so excited for you and the team and I remember you bringing up the prospect originally and I didn't know you all were still pushing forward. Pumped you all did and excited to see what comes from the observations!

Wonderful news! Very much looking forward to hearing more about the project details, dates/times etc and then seeing the data and images...Bravo!

Been a tough past few days, and this was the bright moment I absolutely needed! Extremely happy and excited for you guys!!! I can’t wait to see the incredible news of your discoveries!!

I was just recently reminding myself of the video you posted a year ago about dealing with disappointment when dealing with a disappointment of my own. This is such an uplifting follow up. I'm so excited for you and your team and us, your viewers, who get to follow along!

A planet as massive at that has bound to have attracted some stuff in it's orbit. Maybe a tyre or an old mattress, but hopefully a moon! Congrats Prof. Kipping, you and your team deserve all the success you get :)

Such great news, pushing the boundaries with JWST is exactly why we built the thing! Wishing you all the very best of luck, I know you all want to hit the jackpot but you already won, just having the time and collecting the data is a win no matter what it shows.

So wonderful to hear! And plot twist: someone on one of those rocky worlds just got funding to look at Jupiter ;)

So cool man! Excited for you to be able to dive into this! Looking forward to the results!

Well in! Perseverance pays off. You can see the happiness in your face and voice at this great news!

“Some good news” is quite the understatement. Congratulations, Im so excited for you guys and the science that will be happening!

xD I simply can't not mention that even now, in this moment of absolute joy, Professor Kipping uses his joy to not just be happy for himself and his research, but he formulates a wholesome message on how to succeed. This man stands as an example of what humanity could be, if we were curious and thoughtful and respecting of others. If we ever met extra-terrestrial lifeforms, I'd like Professor Kipping to represent us.

Congratulations! I just stumbled upon your channel and am binge watching it, it's so informative and well done! I'm looking forward to the content you create off your discoveries!

Congratulations Dr.Kipping and team! This is so awesome! Good luck on next steps and things to come!

Hearty congratulations, Prof. This opportunity couldn't have gone to a more deserving team! I look forward to coming along for the ride, as you take the greatest advantage of this opportunity.

Congrats! The joy and enthusiasm on your face is infectious. Whether you find this planet or not, you have already succeeded. Your triumph is a perfect example of what science and discovery are about at their best; the thrill and passion born of the human need for exploration and purpose combined with the rigor and focus demanded by science. Bravo!

Congratulations all the very best. Looking forward to seeing your great results 🎉🎉🎉

This is amazing! We're so happy for you David. We all love your enthusiasm and we can't wait to see what the results will be!

This is SO exciting. Congratulations! Please share every step of this experience. So happy for you.

New viewer here..as I sometimes do I cued up Sting's Sister Moon song on the drive in from work last night...(Full Moon/eclipse tomorrow)..after watching this video I believe this is/will be a wonderful song for you..😀

Congratulations Prof! I am very happy for you and excited to see the results. Exomoons are not so overlooked after all! 😊

Congratulations! Thank you for sharing the moment. Best of luck with the survey!

I saw the title to this video and I instantly clicked!! I love this channel and I am thankful for all the hard work you put into the videos, podcasts, and information your share with us!

Good to see someone so happy getting a chance to further there hypothesis it actually contagious how happy he is.

CONGRATS. Really hoping for success :) I'm subscribed already - and looking forward to follow the journey of waiting for the data, analysing, reviewing, and publishing the findings

Congratulations!! I'm so happy for you and the rest of your team. Also, thank you for being such a great example of determination and passion in action! Really excited for all of you.

Fabulous news! Absolutely fabulous. Congratulations, David!

I feel that sometimes getting a good response can be nearly as "bad" as getting a rejection. Now the pressure is really on to show that the proposal was good and their faith in you is justified, and in this case you can make good use of the 60 hours of JWST time. Fantastic job, to you and everyone else involved. Rooting for you from Australia.

Congratulations to the entire team. Thank you so very much for sharing everything.

Yes!! I’m so pleased for you and your team. I can’t wait for the results. It’s amazing to see your hard work and persistence paying off.

Fantastic news! Congratulations on all the hard work you and your team have done.

I've been back here rooting for you guys to get telescope time and I cannot wait to read you and your team's discoveries that you build from the data you get. The fact that it's such a big request and still got granted is super encouraging!

An emotional moment for sure, with lots of joy to go around; congratulations!

Your work is inspiring, love to hear the success and cannot wait to see what we find

CONGRATULATIONS! So excited and well deserved - avid follower here so I’ll definitely be watching for updates!

Congratulations! Looking forward with the results! All the best!

This is not only some good news this is extraordinary news, I'm almost as excited as you are and I hope it pans out and you get a detection. I remember watching your previous video when telescope time was rejected and it was depressing to me too. I can't tell you how glad I am that you decided to keep pushing. I want to thank you for making us all feel better and I wish I had the same courage as you.

👍the sweet feeling (and relief) of grant success. Congrats to you, Ben, and the team

Congrats professor, I’m so thrilled for you . Best of luck 🇨🇦

Your channel is so wonderful, and has enough of a following that you could point JWST at anything, and the educational value that we all learn from it, and the future astronomers that arise from it would make the time with it! Congratulations! I can't wait for you to share the knowledge with us!

Congratulations Dr. Kipping, that's amazing news! Great to see all of the hard work pays of. Looking forward to the following video's about it 😃

Wonderful to hear, thank you a lot for sharing this! Looking forward to learning more from and thanks to your lab's work!!

Congratulations! This is truly exciting news. Appreciate your commitment to this channel so it's nice to see you rewarded in such a meaningful way.

Congratulations, sir! This is awesome! I'm so hyped to see this development! Looking so forward to seeing what JWST finds! 60 hours is just absolutely amazing!

dealing with rejection from PhD application at my dream school right now, the closing message really hit home. Congrats on the telescope time!! 🎉

Dude, absolute best of luck! I don't think it's particularly woowoo to say have faith in them stars in this case my guy. I fully believe your persistence and dedication and your hard work will pay off.

Duuuudddee.... CONGRATS!! Love your work and your channel, best of luck!

Wow, this is wonderful news! Congratulations to you and the team!! I'm very excited to see the results!

Im so proud of you and the team of people you work with, you genuinely inspire me to learn and study more about astronomy every day.

Congratulations! I love the enthusiasm. We are all just little boys at heart, (apart from the girls, who grow into women (lol)). Great news. Cheers

Huge Congrats to you Sir and your Team... it's going to be a wild ride ahead. Never been so excited. Congratulations 🎉

🎉 Congratulations, team! I am completely stunned and very excited for this! I can’t wait to tell my son about it as he’s becoming a big fan of the content here. The work you guys are doing is a monumental undertaking and it really is inspiring to so many. Your passion for exploration exemplifies the curious creativity of the human spirit and I am pleased to share that passion with my son as you all continue to make history. Good luck!

This is amazing news! Thank you for your perseverance, passion and research! Can't wait to see what comes out of this!

Congratulations on your getting time on the JWST...I really hope you find what you are looking for...best of luck!!

This is so wonderful! I recently got rejected for a grant and I'm trying to work up the will power to start writing the next one. Thanks for sharing your story, it's really encouraging!

I'm really delighted to hear your news! Well done Dr Kipping et al!

You are a gem of a man and one hell of a scientist and science communicator. I was a little too young for the era of Carl Sagan on television but have been always riveted by his storytelling and welcoming - for us all to marvel at science, our common heritage of curiosity and experimentation. You are of his lineage taking us from the fireside to the far end of the universe. May you find your special moon and tell us all about it. ❤ Congratulations!

Fantastic! Absolutely wonderful. If discovered it would be only fitting to name it after you. Please continue updating us. Very excited!

Congratulations, Dr. Kipping! I’m so excited for y’all and can’t wait to see how this moves forward.

Congratulations!!! Hard work & hope pays off. Good luck for the search and keep going.