TRIBUNNEWS.COM — James Webb, the world’s most powerful space telescope, finally launched on Saturday (12/25/2021).
The release of this telescope is highly anticipated considering the launch plan was delayed several times.
James Webb was launched from the Kouru Space Center in Guyana, Central America.
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Guyana is an area that is still under French rule.
Making this telescope took 30 years and billions of dollars in funds.
The telescope, which took about three decades and billions of dollars to build,
To get to his post which is 1.5 million kilometers from Earth, it is estimated that James Webb will take one month to reach his destination.
And of course once it takes its place, scientists hope that the telescope will soon be able to emit new clues that will help researchers understand the origins of the universe and Earth-like planets beyond. Solar system we.
James Webb was designed to study the universe in more detail.
In a post on social media, Webb project co-founder John Mather also described the telescope’s unprecedented sensitivity.
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