James Webb Telescope is a Blasting Success
Developed in 1996, the James Webb Telescope that was originally set to launch in 2007 has finally launched as of Dec. 25, 2021.
On Christmas Day, the new telescope was launched from Arianespace’s ELA-3 launch complex in Europe’s Spaceport located near Kourou, French Guiana. The launch site was located near the equator, which ensured an extra exertion of force for the Webb’s launch. Following the initial launch, the telescope began to deploy on a 29-day journey to the second Lagrange point, where gravitational forces and the orbital motion of a body balance each other; ensuring the telescope to be able to float in space.
The telescope, named after James E. Webb, the administrator of NASA from 1961 to 1968, costed a total of 10 billion US dollars to create. The telescope is set to travel at around 720 miles per hour, which may lead to developing results in a few weeks. The results are planned to consist of evidence of some of the first galaxies that were formed in the universe as well as the ability to look upon stars forming planetary systems.Although the new telescope’s launch was postponed numerous times, the event of the Webb telescope finally launching was a moment that was looked upon by millions of people from around the world. Though no one can exactly be sure of what the Webb telescope will discover, people from scientists to ordinary high-school students will have the opportunity to view the secrets of the universe thanks to the new telescope.
