James Webb Space Telescope

20216.5 m mirrorNASA/ESA/CSA

LocationSpace (L2)

Year2021

Size6.5 m mirror

OperatorNASA/ESA/CSA

About James Webb Space Telescope

The most powerful space telescope ever built. Its sunshield is the size of a tennis court. Located 1.5 million km from Earth at the L2 point. Cost 10 billion dollars. Infrared capabilities allow it to see the first galaxies formed after the Big Bang. Gold-coated beryllium mirrors.

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