It can be said that this year is the year of “James Webb Space Telescope” Right from NASA after being launched into space on December 25, 2021 with an Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana, an overseas territory of France. Located on the north coast of South America. to the Atlantic Ocean
From that day to today, in one year, the camera has traveled over a million miles (1.6 million kilometers). this amazing space telescope has sent amazing images from space. Since the images of planets and moons in the space of the solar system Including some images of galaxies more than 13.1 billion light-years away.
In the first anniversary of this year Science MGROnline ขLet’s get to know the James Webb Space Telescope again, a space telescope that captivates the world with the beauty of far space.
James Webb Space Telescope – JWST (James Webb Space Telescope) is a space telescope developed by NASA. The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) aim to succeed the mission of the Hubble Space Telescope. Like a NASA astrophysics mission The new telescope is named after James E. Webb, NASA administrator from 1961 to 1968, one of the key figures in the Apollo program.
Despite the huge value of up to 3.4 billion baht, this space telescope has not let the human world down. With the images that have been taken and sent back they are sharp in both detail and color. To the point of astounding the people of the world at the beauty of the vast space that never ends And made many pictures become the space picture of the year, especially the picture “Carina Nebula” captivating the world with clouds and colors of space. This nebula is one of the largest and brightest nebulae in the sky. in the southern hemisphere Located about 7,600 light-years away, the nebula is a nursery of newly formed stars. It is the birthplace of many massive stars. which is several times larger than the sun
and also The James Webb Space Telescope also took sharp images. “Pillar of Birth” (Pillars of Creation) is a famous image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope since 1995, the Pillars of Creation. It is part of the Eagle Nebula (M16) in the constellation Serpens, about 6,500-7,000 light-years from Earth.
As for the James Webb Space Telescope, its primary reflector, composed of 18 gold-coated beryllium hexagonal mirrors, will have a total diameter of 6.5 m and a reflecting area of 25.4 m2, more than the telescope area Space Hubble Six times as much, so less time spent gathering light to take a picture. and it can also take pictures in the infrared wavelength instead of visible light like the Hubble telescope. making this space telescope It can be regarded as a new gateway that allows humans like us to travel in beautiful space. Through sharp images and exceptional colors never seen before.
