James Webb Space Telescope
* The James Webb Space Telescope is a space telescope and an international collaboration among NASA, the European Space Agency, and Canadian Space Agency.
* The Telescope is named after James E. Webb, who was the administrator of NASA from 1961 to 1968 and played an integral role in the Apollo program.
* The Telescope is named after James E. Webb, who was the administrator of NASA from 1961 to 1968 and played an integral role in the Apollo program.
After decades in the making, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) finally launched on 25 December 2021, ushering in a new era for astronomy.
On Monday the $10bn mission reached its destination, the L2 Lagrange point 1.5 million kilo meters from Earth, where it will remain in orbit throughout the mission.
The most powerful Space Telescope ever launched just fired its thrusters to reach its permanent cosmic address.
With this final course adjustment complete, the James Wedd Space Telescope(JWST) is now orbiting around the sun at a distance of nearly 1 Million miles (1.5 million kilometers) from Earth.
The James Webb Space Telescope will Capture pictures of the very first stars in the universe and help scientists study the atmosphere of planets orbiting stars outside our solar system to see if they might be habitable.
where is JWST now?
JWST is now Orbiting around an invisible point in space know as an Earth-Sun Lagrange point. its a somewhat mystical forces of the sun and the Earth are just right, allowing objects to remain in a relatively "STABLE" position.
when can we expect first images from James Webb Space Telescope?
So Webb will likely be pointing at stars and seeing its "first light" six weeks before that - around mid-march.
However, NASA says not to expect the first "showpiece" photos from Webb until about five months after launch, once commissioning ends. That's about May 24,2022.
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