One of the most significant rocket launches in history looms large.
The telescope is on a rocket in French Guiana, which is intended to peer into the deepest realm of the universe. NASA expects to launch the prized instrument on December 24.
"We're going to see the very first stars and galaxies that ever formed," Jean Creighton, an astronomer and the director of the Manfred Olson Planetarium at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, told Mashable in October.
The sun is a million miles from Earth. The public and scientists alike are getting their final views of the telescope before a reliable Ariane 5 rocket blasts it into the sky. The telescope is in various stages of testing, folding, and final preparation.
A successful launch would be the beginning of a journey to view the deepest universe. The telescope must unfurl in space. That is not a simple task. NASA said that the most complex sequence of deployment ever attempted in a single space mission will begin after the mission ends. To properly unfold the telescope's great sun shield, 107 pins must be released.
If all goes well, the JWST will.
Take a look at the first planets and galaxies in the past.
Stars and galaxies are hidden in thick clouds of dust.
There are wild exoplanets in far-off solar systems.
A technician is elevated above the James Webb Space Telescope. Chris Gunn is credited with NASA.
On December 11th, technicians attached the James Webb Space Telescope to an Ariane 5 rocket. Credit: M. Pedoussaut.
In July of 2021, technicans run tests on the James Webb Space Telescope. Credit: Northrop Grumman.
The mirrors of the James Webb Space Telescope are being tested. David Higginbotham is a credit from NASA and theMSFC.
On December 11, the Jame Webb Space Telescope is lowered onto an Ariane 5 rocket. M.Pedoussaut is a credit of the ESA.
The James Webb Space Telescope is on a rocket. M.Pedoussaut is a credit of the ESA.
The James Webb Space Telescope will be carried into space by a part of the Ariane 5 rocket. Credit: Arianespace
The mirrors of the space telescope are hexagonal. Credit: NASA
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