Cosmic Exploration · observatory
James Webb Space Telescope
Space-based · 2021 · Earth–Sun L2, 1.5 million km
- Type
- Space-based
- Location
- Earth–Sun L2, 1.5 million km
- Founded
- 2021
Notes
6.5 m of gold-coated beryllium that had to unfold through 344 single-point failures after launch, every one of which worked. Sees the first galaxies, and finds them too bright.
Open on the Cosmic Exploration shelf — the interactive card, the filters, and everything alongside it.