The James Webb Space Telescope is the most powerful telescope ever built! It launched into space in December 2021 and floats about one million miles from Earth. It takes amazing pictures of faraway galaxies, stars, and planets that we have never seen before.
The James Webb Telescope uses a giant golden mirror made of 18 smaller mirrors fitted together like a puzzle. This mirror collects light from the farthest corners of the universe. It can see a kind of light called infrared, which lets it peek through clouds of dust and gas to see hidden stars being born. A giant sunshield keeps it cool and shaded.
- The James Webb Telescope’s mirror is as wide as a two-story house.
- It can see light from galaxies that formed over 13 billion years ago.
- The telescope is named after James Webb, who led NASA during the early days of space exploration!
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