As part of the Curious Kids series on The Conversation, Assistant Professor Adi Foord writes about our ability to see the beginning of time with NASA's recent flagship mission The James Webb Space Telescope. Curious Kids is a series that lets experts across the country answer questions posed by kids. In the article, Professor Foord summarizes the Big Bang, how the universe evolved after the Big Bang, and how the James Webb Space Telescope was designed to observe the first stars and galaxies in our Universe. The article, "Could a telescope ever see the beginning of time? An astronomer explains." was published 8 April 2024.