After Three Decades, the James Webb Space Telescope is Ready
Article by Selomon
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The James Webb Space Telescope has been a project in development for over 30 years starting before the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope. The telescope is named after James E. Webb, who was the administrator of NASA from 1961 to 1968 during the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs. Now, the ‘Next Generation Space Telescope is ready and operational and we’ll soon have our first official pictures!
According to NASA, the telescope will release its first full-color images and spectroscopic data on July 12, 2022.
“As we near the end of preparing the observatory for science, we are on the precipice of an incredibly exciting period of discovery about our universe. The release of Webb’s first full-color images will offer a unique moment for us all to stop and marvel at a view humanity has never seen before,” said Eric Smith, Webb program scientist at NASA Headquarters in Washington.
“These images will be the culmination of decades of dedication, talent, and dreams – but they will also be just the beginning.”
The goal of the most advanced space telescope of our time is to peer into the earliest history of our galaxy and universe. Scientists hope to understand more about how our Universe was created, including what happened during the Big Bang.
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