This image was captured by the cameras on board the rocket’s upper stage as the telescope separated from it. The Earth hovers in the upper right. [Photo: Arianespace, ESA, NASA, CSA, CNES]
Key Takeaways:
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will provide unprecedented detail on exoplanets, analyzing their atmospheres for key elements.
JWST is designed to peer 13.6 billion years into the past, effectively acting as a "time machine" to observe the early universe after the Big Bang.
The telescope will search for markers of potential extraterrestrial life on distant exoplanets and within our own solar system, such as on Jupiter's moon Europa.
The James Webb Space Telescope has successfully unfolded and is now on its way to an orbit 1 million miles away from Earth, but the mission has only just begun.
Webb, the world’s most powerful telescope, will peer into the depths of our universe and is expected to make once-in-a-lifetime discoveries. Here are some amazing things Webb could find across the universe.
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Jeremy attained his bachelor's in journalism and emerging media from Kennesaw State University. He also served in the Georgia Air National Guard as a C-130 Crew Chief for six years, holding an associate in aircraft maintenance technology.
