James Webb Space Telescope

20216.5 m mirrorInfrared telescope

LocationSpace (L2)

Year2021

Size6.5 m mirror

TypeInfrared telescope

About James Webb Space Telescope

The successor to Hubble. Located 1.5 million km from Earth. Its sunshield is the size of a tennis court. Can observe the first galaxies formed after the Big Bang. The gold-coated mirrors were folded for launch and unfolded in space. Cost 10 billion dollars.

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