James Webb Space Telescope
Launched December 2021
The James Webb Space Telescope’s revolutionary
technology will study every phase of cosmic history—from within our
solar system to the most distant observable galaxies in the early
universe. Webb’s infrared telescope will
explore a wide range of science questions to help us understand the
origins of the universe and our place in it.
Webb will directly observe a part of space
and time never seen before. Webb will gaze
into the epoch when the very first stars and galaxies formed, over
13.5 billion years ago. Ultraviolet and visible light emitted by the
very first luminous objects has been stretched or “redshifted” by the
universe’s continual expansion and arrives today as infrared light.
Webb is designed to “see” this infrared
light with unprecedented resolution and sensitivity.
Find out more at
NASA
JWST Launch
The James Webb Space Telescope was launched at 12:20
UTC on 25th December 2021 from Kourou, French Guiana by an Ariane 5
rocket. All major deployments have now been completed, as its 21-foot,
gold-plated primary mirror was successfully fully deployed on 8th
January 2022.
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