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James Webb Space Telescope

An illustration of the James Webb Space Telescope with its sunshield and mirror.

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  • 25 December 2021

    James Webb Space Telescope

    Webb is an infrared observatory built by NASA with ESA and the Canadian Space Agency. Where Hubble sees mostly visible light, Webb looks in the infrared, to see the first galaxies, look through dust, and study the atmospheres of planets around other stars.

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    • Northrop Grumman
    • SciNews
    • NASA

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Why Webb Had to Unfold, Align and Cool Before Seeing Clearly

Curiosity Chronicles

Duration 10:18

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  1. Ariane 5 VA256 Launches Webb Telescope From Kourou, 25 Dec 2021

    SciNews

  2. Webb and Rubin Compared: Deep Fields Versus the Whole Southern Sky

    Curious Droid

  3. Webb Space Telescope: 344 Failure Points and the Deepest Images

    Cosmos Documentary

  4. Why Webb Had to Unfold, Align and Cool Before Seeing Clearly

    Curiosity Chronicles

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  1. Webb Space Telescope: 344 Failure Points and the Deepest Images

    DocumentaryCosmos Documentary · 15:56

    Mission: James Webb Space Telescope (2021)

  2. Why Webb Had to Unfold, Align and Cool Before Seeing Clearly

    Mission explainerCuriosity Chronicles · 10:18

    Mission: James Webb Space Telescope (2021)

  3. Ariane 5 VA256 Launches Webb Telescope From Kourou, 25 Dec 2021

    Launch coverageSciNews · 5:08

    Mission: James Webb Space Telescope (2021)

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