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World's biggest telescope

 

The James Webb Space Telescope, the largest and most powerful observatory ever built, has launched successfully aboard an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe's Kourou spaceport in French Guiana. Once in orbit, it will allow astronomers to peer into the farthest reaches of the universe.

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World’s biggest telescope

The James Webb Space Telescope, the largest and most powerful observatory ever built, has launched successfully aboard an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe’s Kourou spaceport in French Guiana. Once in orbit, it will allow astronomers to peer into the farthest reaches of the universe.

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