Published By National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Issued over 9 years ago
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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will be a large infrared telescope with a 6.5-meter primary mirror. The project is working to a 2018 launch date. The JWST will study every phase in the history of our Universe, ranging from the first luminous glows after the Big Bang, to the formation of solar systems capable of supporting life on planets like Earth, to the evolution of our own Solar System. Interact with this 3D model of the James Webb Space Telescope and to explore all the different parts of it at http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/webb3d/