James Webb Space Telescope Launch and Deployment in Stunning Animation

Описание: James Webb Space Telescope is the largest telescope built for space and the most powerful infrared telescope ever made. It is the scientific successor to the Hubble Space Telescope. The Webb telescope will travel 1 million miles from earth and look back over 13.5 billion years, providing images of the first galaxies formed and observing unexplored planets around distant stars. The breakthrough technology developed for the Webb Telescope will expand our understanding of the universe, rewrite textbooks and inspire a future generation of engineers and scientists.

This animation captures Webb’s journey into orbit, 1 million miles away from earth, depicting the sequence of events surrounding the launch and deployment of this game changing observatory. The travel time, distance and transformation of the telescope as it deploys are included in this sequence.

The James Webb Space Telescope was launched on Dec. 25, 2021 atop an Ariane 5 rocket. Get a preview of the flight and telescope deployment with this animation.

Credit: Space.com | animation courtesy: ESA/ATG medialab | edited by Steve Spaleta (  / stevespaleta  )