{"id":7822,"date":"2021-12-26T12:16:45","date_gmt":"2021-12-26T10:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/?p=7822"},"modified":"2021-12-26T18:56:05","modified_gmt":"2021-12-26T16:56:05","slug":"nasa-launches-its-most-expensive-and-powerful-james-webb-telescope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/nasa-launches-its-most-expensive-and-powerful-james-webb-telescope\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA launches its most expensive and powerful James Webb telescope"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

NASA launched its James Webb, so far the most expensive space robot and powerful, telescope on December 25, to study the earliest stars.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The telescope was launched into space with the help of the European Space Agency\u2019s Ariane 5 Space Launch Vehicle from Kourou, French Guiana. The launching process was streamed live on NASA\u2019s official social media outlets and website where thousands of viewers from around the world nervously watched the $10 billion project reaching outer space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

James Webb has been named after the former NASA administrator who led NASA during the 1960s and played a key role in materializing the project for the moon landing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The engineers and scientists describe James Webb as the \u201cTime Machine\u201d because it will allow the astronomers to explore the origins of the universe and study the Big Bang in a better way. The telescope would also allow the scientists to explore further into space and look clearer into our own galaxy to find the signs for life-supporting planets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

European Space Agency\u2019s Director General Josef Aschbacher stated, \u201cWe have delivered a Christmas gift to humanity,\u201d he further added that, \u201cWith this telescope, we are enabling new science. This was a nerve-racking moment, but successful in the end.\u201d  NASA\u2019s Administrator Bill Nelson added, \u201cJames Webb going to give us a better understanding of our universe and our place in it. We shall be able to explore who we are and what we are, a search that is eternal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

27 minutes after the initial launch, Ariane 5 entered outer space carrying the telescope, and the solo journey for James Webb commenced from there. It is going to take the telescope approximately 6 months to reach its position in space and set itself up for exploration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Designed as a replacement for the Hubble Telescope, James Webb far exceeds the abilities and capabilities of its 1990-built predecessor. James Webb is bigger in size and far well equipped with complex instruments compared to Hubble. The visible spectrum of James Webb includes not only electromagnetic radiation but also infrared radiations allowing the telescope to capture much more and much precise information in further space, which is a major up-gradation from its predecessor. It is also equipped with a high-end radiation shield and cooling equipment that would ensure the equipment\u2019s safety from solar radiation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For years, we\u2019ve been answering the question: When will #NASAWebb<\/a> launch? This morning, we answered that for the last time! Next up: Where is Webb? We\u2019ve got an answer for that, too!

See where Webb is on its million mile journey to #UnfoldTheUniverse<\/a>: https:\/\/t.co\/EZC60K56YN<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/edQ2XxNqyn<\/a><\/p>\u2014 NASA Webb Telescope (@NASAWebb) December 25, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>