Webb telescope
Infrared space observer
The Webb telescope, formally the James Webb Space Telescope, is a space-based infrared observatory launched in 2021.
Named after a NASA administrator, it orbits far beyond Earth to capture images of distant galaxies, star formation, and exoplanet atmospheres with unprecedented clarity: The Webb telescope detected water vapor on a distant planet.
Often shortened to Webb or JWST.
- NASAFederal space exploration bureau
- space agencyBody managing spaceflight programs
- infraredHeat-bearing electromagnetic waves
- galaxiesGravitationally bound stellar assemblies
- universeComplete system or domain
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- Space TelescopesHubble, JWST, James Webb, Chandra, Kepler
- astronomystars, moon, sun, planet, planets
- Astrophotographyastrophotography, star trails, eclipse photos, Hubble images, deep sky