James Webb Space Telescope being readied to capture first infrared images - The Irish Times

Hubble successor is a next-generation infrared telescope, says researcher Patrick Kavanagh

On December 25th last the James Webb Space Telescope JWST for short was finally propelled into the heavens on an Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana. The telescope is the successor to Hubble, which h… [+6518 chars]

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