Washington, December 25, 2008 : .After almost two-and-a half decades worth of work, NASA and its partners launched Saturday’s next-generation space telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope.
This will allow the agency to solve the mysteries of the solar system and look beyond the distant worlds surrounding other stars.It also allows for exploration of the universe’s origins and place within it.A European Ariane 5 rocket lifted the next-generation telescope, worth $10 billion, into space at 5:50 PM India Time.
We have liftoff of the @NASAWebb Spatial Telescope! The space agency posted the following tweet.
“At 7 :20 AM ET (12:20 UTC), science’s beginning of an exciting new decade climbed into the air.Webb’s #UnfoldTheUniverse mission will transform our knowledge of space,” the statement added.
James Webb Space Telescope, the world’s largest and most powerful space telescope is built.The telescope can see all the stars, planets, nebulae and galaxies.
Webb is an international program that NASA and its partners ESA (European Space Agency), as well as the Canadian Space Agency, are leading.
Webb will travel to the final destination, approximately 1,000,000 miles away from Earth.
Once freed of its rocket, Webb can begin exploring the cosmos.
NASA says Webb is a NASA Apollo moment in science.Webb will transform our understanding of space, helping us discover secrets about the distant universe and exoplanets near home.”
Webb was designed to take advantage of the groundbreaking discoveries made by other spacecraft like the Spitzer Space Telescope or the Hubble Space Telescope.
Hubble sees the universe through visible and ultraviolet light.Webb, however, is focused on infrared.
This wavelength allows Webb to peer through dust and gas in order to view distant objects.
Webb will be studying infrared light coming from celestial objects more clearly and sensitively than ever.NASA stated that infrared light with longer wavelengths than visible light can pass dust better, unlike the shorter wavelengths.
Webb’s launch was originally planned for March of this year.Due to technical difficulties and the effects of Covid-19, it was later moved to October.
NASA had confirmed in September that the telescope would be launched into orbit on December 18.However, it was rescheduled for December 22.It was then delayed to December 24, but it did not happen again.
The mission was then delayed again until December 25, at the latest.
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