The James Webb Space Telescope

An Academic Paper on the James Webb Space Telescope.

ABSTRACT:

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is the scientific successor to the Hubble Space Telescope. It is a cryogenic infrared space observatory and includes three passively cooled near infrared instruments. It will be looking further back in time and observing the universe in infrared. The JWST is developed by NASA, in partnership with the European and Canadian Space Agencies. Technology development, mission design, construction, integration and verification testing were complete and the JWST was launched on 25th December 2021 on the Ariane 5 launch vehicle from Kourou, French Guiana. It has reached Point L2 and has begun calibrations.

View the full paper on the International Journal of Social Science & Economic Research (IJSSER) website.

(Published 28 Feb 2022 on the IJSSER Website)

Resources:

IJSSER: https://ijsser.org/more2022.php?id=35

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