What is the James Webb Telescope?
Do you really know? 
About this episode
What is the James Webb Telescope? In today’s episode, we’re gonna talk about the most powerful telescope ever sent into space. The James Webb telescope was designed by NASA, in collaboration with the European and Canadian Space Agencies. It was deployed on January 8th after taking off from Kourou, French Guiana, on Christmas Day. Its next step is to reach its final orbit, located 1.5 kilometres away from our planet, and better understand the Universe and its galaxies. Where does the name come from? How far back does the project date? What will it be used for? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the last episodes, you can click here: What is ableism? What are climate refugees? What is the single currency? A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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