NASA's $8.7 Billion James Webb Space Telescope Will Help Unlock The Universe's Secrets

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Illustration of the James Webb Space Telescope (Photo Credit: NASA)

The Hubble Space Telescope that has been orbiting Earth since 1990, has and continues to reveal secrets of planets, stars, and galaxies that lie trillions of miles away. In 2018, it will finally be retired and replaced by the larger, and more powerful, James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The announcement, made by NASA on November 2, culminates a 20-year quest to build a state of the art telescope that cost $8.7 billion and required the construction of new assembly and testing facilities.

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  • robdanpat2약 9년
    that is big
    • man약 9년
      awesome & sad because some one can lose there life and the song was very depressing:(:
      • Little c약 9년
        wow
        • Little c약 9년
          It was very very interestind to me.
          • ppapdogofordays
            ppapdogofordays약 9년
            Pretty expensive though we could learn a lot more from this.
            • billy joseph약 9년
              cool
              • idk약 9년
                wow this really interest me
                • broadway fan약 9년
                  I have seen a few complaints in the comments here about price, but it is completely worth it for the data this monster is going to give us. It is not a waste of money, it is a gateway to education about our universe.
                  • broadway fan약 9년
                    Have to admit, this is really amazing. My dad does a lot of work with Nasa on a Mars mission, so i have a newfound obsession with space. The Hubble has always been something that interests me, so it's amazing they're making something similar. Hopefully no complications occur, I'd love to see the images and data the JWST capture us. Who know's how much man's knowledge of space will expand from this new telescope!
                    • falcon2187
                      falcon2187약 9년
                      way too long for current event