NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has reached its destination, 1.5 million km from Earth. Here's what happens next

  • Written by: Karl Glazebrook, Director & Distinguished Professor, Centre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has reached its destination, 1.5 million km from Earth. Here's what happens nextArtist's conception NASA

Since its launch on Christmas day, astronomers have eagerly followed the complex deployment and unfurling of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope – the largest to ever take to the skies.

Right around the time this article is published, it’s expected Webb will have reached a place called the Earth-Sun...

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